To stay as allene or go further? Synthesis of novel phosphono-heterocycles and polycyclics via propargyl alcohols

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 May 21;47(19):5629-31. doi: 10.1039/c1cc10230c. Epub 2011 Apr 11.

Abstract

The reaction of aryl-substituted propargyl alcohols possessing o-nitro and o-alkylidene groups with (RO)(2)PCl afford novel phosphono(tetrahydro)dibenzazepines, N-hydroxyindolinones or polycyclics (including one with three fused four-membered rings).