A convenient and applicable route to synthesize 2‐(1‐alkynyl)phenylphosphonates

A convenient and applicable route has been developed to synthesize various 2-(1-alkynyl)- phenylphosphonates starting from easily available phenols via palladium-catalyzed alkynyl-dehydroxylation of 2-hydroxylphenylphosphonates. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 16:529–534, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20156