New pyrophosphate analogues: a facile access to N-(O-alkyl-sulfamoyl)phosphoramidic acids via a simple and quantitative reaction of N-(O-alkylsulfamoyl)trimethylphospha-λ-azene with bromotrimethylsilane and water

A new strategy to prepare pyrophosphate analogues through selective and quantitative cleavage of N-(O-alkylsulfamoyl)trialkylphospha-λ⁵-azene esters (R-O-SO₂-NP(OR′)₃) has been developed. Using pure bromotrimethylsilane, N-(O-alkyl-sulfamoyl)tristrimethylsilylphospha-λ⁵-azenes (R-O-SO₂-NP(OSiMe₃)₃) have been easily obtained as intermediates. N-(O-Alkyl-sulfamoyl)phosphoramidic acids (R-O-SO₂-NH-P(O)(OH)₂) have been formed quantitatively by hydrolysis of the silylated intermediates.