Acylation of Phosphorus Substituted Ch-Acids Under Phase Transfer Catalysis Conditions

Abstract. Acylation of phosphoryl- and thiophosphoryl acetonitriles under phase transfer catalysis (PTC) conditions leads in high yields to C-acylated products existing as Z-isomers of the corresponding enol forms. They are stabilized by strong intramolecular H-bonds. On the contrary, acylation of phosphorylacetone proceeds mainly at the oxygene atom and gives Z and E enolacetate. Phosphorus trichloride was used as an acylating agent under PTC conditions. S-Alkyldichlorophosphites were obtained by the reaction with mercaptanes. Alcohols react with PCl3 in the presence of sodium carbonate to result in dialkylphosphites.