Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of tris phosphonates

Syntheses of novel {(3‐dialkoxy‐phosphoryl)‐(substituted‐phenyl‐methyl)‐2‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐2λ⁵–benzo 1,3,2] diazaphosphol‐1‐yl}‐(substituted‐phenyl)‐methyl]‐phosphonic acid diethyl/dimethyl esters ( 3a , 3b , 3c , 3d , 3e , 3f , 3g , 3h , 3i , 3j ) were conveniently accomplished by cyclocondensation of (2‐{(dimethoxy‐phosphoryl)‐phenyl‐methyl)‐amino}‐phenyl amino)‐phenyl‐methyl]phosphonic acid diethyl/dimethyl esters ( 2a , 2b , 2c , 2d , 2e , 2f , 2g , 2h , 2i , 2j ) with phenyl phosphonic dichloride in dry toluene in the presence of triethylamine at 40°C. The title compounds were characterized by physicospectral techniques. All the synthesized compounds were found to possess antimicrobial properties. J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2011.