Synthesis of Novel 1-(substituted phenyl)-2-phospholene 1-Oxide Derivatives

Several novel 1-(substituted phenyl)-2-phospholene 1-oxide derivatives, which are analogs of sugars having a phosphorus atom in place of the ring oxygen of normal sugars, were synthesized from the corresponding 2-phospholenes as the starting materials. Structures of all the synthesized compounds were unequivocally confirmed by IR, 1 H, 13 C, and 31 P NMR spectral, elemental, and X-ray crystallographic analyses.