Stable derivatives of phosphonates were prepared using multicomponent reactions of dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate with 1-(6-hydroxy-2-isopropenyl-1-benzofuran-yl)-1-ethanone or 4-hydroxycoumarin in the presence of trimethyl or triphenyl phosphite in water in good yields.
Key words
phosphonates - triphenyl phosphate - trimethyl phosphate - triethyl phosphate