Reactions of Elemental Phosphorus and Phosphines with Electrophiles in Superbasic Systems: XII. Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Tertiary Phosphine Oxides from Red Phosphorus and Organyl Halides

Abstract

Alkyldibenzyl- and benzyldialkylphosphine oxides were prepared in one stage by direct phosphorylation of a mixture of alkyl bromides and benzyl chloride with red phosphorus under the conditions of phase-transfer catalysis (concentrated aqueous KOH solution-dioxane-benzyltriethylammonium chloride).