Synthesis 2020; 52(03): 433-440
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690242
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Synthesis of Nonsymmetric Iminophosphonamines by Kirsanov Condensation

Tatyana A. Peganova
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Russian Academy of Sciences, A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Vavilov Str. 28, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation   Email: kalsin@ineos.ac.ru
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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant No. 19-13-00459). NMR studies, spectral characterization, elemental analysis were performed with the financial support from Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation using the equipment of Center for molecular composition studies of INEOS RAS.
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Publication History

Received: 17 September 2019

Accepted after revision: 17 October 2019

Publication Date:
31 October 2019 (online)


Abstract

Despite the growing interest in iminophosphonamines R2P(NHR′)(NR′), nonsymmetric examples bearing different N,N′-substituents are quite rare and have been prepared exclusively by the Staudinger reaction. We report here the synthesis of a series of new iminophosphonamines Ph2P(NHR)(NR′) (R = Me, t-Bu, o-Tol; R′ = p-Tol, o-Tol, 2,6-Xyl, 2,6-Diip, p-Ts) showing that the Kirsanov condensation is a viable and simpler approach, although with some limitations. This method allows the synthesis to be accomplished in a one-pot manner via stepwise double amination of a trihalophosphorane and permits the introduction of at least one sterically bulky N-substituent. The second amination step is shown to be highly sensitive to: (a) the steric bulk of the amine, and (b) the acidity of the aminohalophosphonium intermediate.

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