Unstable 2,2-dibromo-2-ethoxy-4,5-benzo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane in addition reactions to chloral and benzaldehyde

Abstract

2,2-Dibromo-2-ethoxy-4,5-benzo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane (I) adds to chloral with no change in the phosphorus coordination. In contrast to chloral, benzaldehyde is converted to dibromotoluene upon reaction with (I). © 1992 Plenum Publishing Corporation.