1,3-Dipolar addition of diethyl diazomethylphosphonate onto a CN double bond. Synthesis of triazolinyl and aziridinyl phosphonates

Cycloaddition of diethyl 1-diazomethylphosphonate onto a CN double bond is described. It was found that the reaction of this phosphorus diazomethane with benzylidene-alkyl-amines resulted in the formation of (1-alkyl-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-yl)-phosphonic acid diethyl esters, whereas its reaction with methylene-aryl-amines, generated from the corresponding hexahydro-1,3,5-triazines, led to diethyl esters of (aziridin-2-yl)-phosphonic acid.