Abstract

The use of phosphahelicenes as nucleophilic organocatalysts for [3+2] cyclization reactions between allenoates and 2‐benzylidenemalononitriles has been extended by the systematic screening of phosphines with different helical scaffolds and substitution patterns. Among others, a new series of phosphahelicenes have been prepared by bromination/Suzuki coupling reactions of a pre‐formed phosphahelicene. This late bromination approach represents a suitable strategy for accessing a broad variety of substituted phosphahelicenes from a single intermediate. It represents a powerful tool for the catalysis‐oriented optimization of their structural features.

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