Organic Communications

Year: 2012  Volume: 5  Issue: 2

 

  ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Green chemical synthesis of α-hydroxyphosphonates

K. Suresh Kumar, C. Bhupendra Reddy, M. Veera Narayana Reddy, C. Radha Rani, and C. Suresh Reddy

Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati-517 502, INDIA.

Department of Image Science and Engineering, Pukyong National University,

Busan , Korea , 608-737

Abstract: A green and efficient method for the preparation of α-hydroxyphosphonates (3a-n) in minutes of time with high yields is accomplished by grinding the mixture of various aldehydes (1a-n) and diethylphosphite (2) at room temperature under solvent free conditions in presence of piperazine as catalyst.

Keywords: α -Hydroxyphosphonates; piperazine; grinding; diethylphosphite; green process.