Han Li-Biao, Zhao Chang-Qiu
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
J Org Chem. 2005 Nov 25;70(24):10121-3. doi: 10.1021/jo051582b.
[reaction: see text] A variety of functionalized optically pure (R(P))-alkylphenylphosphinates are readily prepared by stereospecific radical or base-catalyzed additions of the easily available (R(P))-menthyl phenylphosphinate to alkenes.