Alternative Synthesis of Phosphonate Derivatives of 9,10-Dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide

The phosphonates 6-methoxy-6H-dibenzo[1,2]oxaphosphinine-6-oxide and 6-(allyloxy)-6H-dibenzo[1,2]oxaphosphinine 6-oxide were synthesised in a single step under mild conditions from the H-phosphinate 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO), following a method based on the oxidation of the reactant with I2 in the presence of the reactant alcohol as solvent and triethylamine as base. The compounds, of potential interest in the field of non-halogenated flame retardants, were isolated with high purity and the formulations were confirmed via multinuclear NMR spectroscopy.