Phosphoranes par fermeture trans-annulaire: III—Conformation—configuration—labilité

The analysis of the n.m.r. spectra of the two isomers of 1,6,6-trimethyl-3-phenyl-2,8-dioxa-5-aza-1-phospha ^vbicyclo3.3.0]octane allows us to propose a conformation for each 5-membered ring and for the configuration of the phosphorus atom. The lability of the H? P proton, revealed by high temperature experiments and by P? H ? P? D exchange, is significantly different in the two isomers.