Phosphorylation and Thiophosphorylation of 2-Substituted Benzoxazoles and Their Biological Activities

Novel organophosphorus compounds have been conveniently prepared using 2-(2′-hydroxynapthyl)benzoxazole and 2-(2′-aminophenyl)benzoxazole as starting materials. Phosphorylation and thiophosphorylation was performed using different molar ratio (1:1, 1:2 and 1:3) of phosphorus oxychloride/thiophosphoryl chloride and substituted benzoxazole. The toxicity of newly synthesized phosphorylated/thiophosphorylated compounds was tested on Aspergillus niger and Fusarium oxysporium. All were found antifungal agents. Plausible structures have been proposed on the basis of IR, ¹ H NMR, ³¹ P NMR spectral studies.