α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acid Derivatives. XXI A Novel Synthesis of α-Dehydroamino Acid Derivatives by the Arbusov Reaction of α-Phosphoranylideneamino-2-alkenoates
The reaction of ethyl 2-azido-2-alkenoate with organic tervalent phosphorus reagent gave the corresponding 2-phosphoranylideneamino derivative as an stable intermediate. This transformed gradually at room temperature, or immediately on a silica-gel column to give the corresponding 2-phosphinylamino derivative in a good yield. The Arbusov reaction of the intermediate which occurred during the transformation