Manganese(III)-mediated alkenyl C(sp2)-P bond formation from the reaction of β-nitrostyrenes with dialkyl phosphites

Org Biomol Chem. 2015 May 7;13(17):4896-902. doi: 10.1039/c5ob00404g.

Abstract

Mn(OAc)3-mediated tandem phosphonyl radical addition to β-nitrostyrenes followed by denitration to form (E)-2-alkenyl phosphonates in good yield is described.