Preparation of Enantiomerically Pure Tertiary Phosphine Oxides from, and Assay of Enantiomeric Purity with, (Rp)- and (Sp)-tert-Butylphenylphosphinothioic Acids

Richard K. Haynes, Richard N. Freeman, Craig R. Mitchell, Simone C. Vonwiller

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Abstract

A convenient multigram scale method has been developed for preparation of enantiomerically-pure (Rp)- and (Sp)-tertiary phosphine oxides including allyl- and but-2-enyl-tert-butylphenylphosphine oxides wherein (Rp)- and (Sp)-tert-butyl-phenylphosphinothioic acids are converted into (Rp)- and (Sp)-tert-butylphenylphosphine oxides by ultrasound irradiation in the presence of Raney-Ni at room temperature and the secondary phosphine oxides then metalated and treated with alkyl halides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2919-2921
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume59
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Jun 1994

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