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Reactions of Dimethyl Benzoylphosphonate
Author(s) -
Shahak I.,
Peretz J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.197100006
Subject(s) - chemistry , benzonitrile , hydroxylamine , nucleophile , sodium formate , wittig reaction , organic chemistry , catalysis
Reactions of dimethyl benzoylphosphonate (I) with various nucleophiles are described. The ester can serve simply as a useful benzoylation agent or it can undergo addition reactions to give substituted α‐hydroxybenzylphosphonates. Its keto‐group can be reduced to hydroxyl and can participate in the Wittig‐Horner reaction. By the action of I with hydroxylamine in the presence of sodium formate, benzonitrile is obtained.