Bifunctionalized Allenes. Part XIII. A Convenient and Efficient Method for Regioselective Synthesis of Phosphorylated α-Hydroxyallenes with Protected and Unprotected Hydroxy Group

The paper describes a convenient and efficient method for regioselective synthesis of phosphorylated α-hydroxyallenes using an atom economical [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of intermediate propargyl phosphites or phosphinites. These can be readily prepared via reaction of protected alkynols with dimethyl chlorophosphite or chlorodiphenyl phosphine respectively in the presence of a base.