(1) Favorskii Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
Abstract:
Nucleophilic addition of secondary phosphine oxides to aromatic aldehydes proceeds under mild conditions (20-60°C, 10-40 h) and provides [bis(2-organylethyl)](arylhydroxymethyl)phosphine oxides in high yields.