Photo-induced phosphorus radical involved semipinacol rearrangement reaction: Highly synthesis of γ-oxo-phosphonates

Abstract

Hydroxyphosphoric acids display the unique biological activities, and they have some attractive prospects as clinical drug moleculars. Herein, a new approach for the synthesis of γ-oxo-phosphonates (the precursor of hydroxyphosphoric acid) has been established through the semipinacol rearrangement tactic involved the photo-induced phosphorus radical process. Most important, this transformation is avoid of the external oxidants, and occurs very well under the sunlight irradiation, meanwhile the γ-oxo-phosphonate was easily derivatized to obtain γ-hydroxyphosphoric acid, thus highlights the synthesis value of this method.