Abstract: | An efficient and green method to the synthesis of N‐protected o‐hydroxylphenyl α‐amino‐alkylphosphonic monoesters is described. It consists of the three‐component Mannich‐type reaction of phosphoramides, carbonyl compounds (aldehydes or ketones), and 2‐chlorobenzo1,3,2] diox‐aphospholes under solvent‐free and catalyst‐free conditions, followed by hydrolysis. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:596–601, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20483 |