Palladium-Catalyzed Propargylic Substitution with Phosphorus Nucleophiles: Efficient, Stereoselective Synthesis of Allenylphosphonates and Related Compounds

A new, efficient method is developed, based on a palladium(0)-catalyzed reaction of propargylic derivatives with various phosphorus nucleophiles, to produce allenylphosphonates and their analogues with defined stereochemistry in the allenic and the phosphonate moiety.