2-bromo-3-hydroxy-l-phenylphospholane 1-oxides being prepared from l-phenyl-2-phospholene 1-oxide. Alternatively, the epoxides were also prepared by the epoxidation of the 2-phospholene with peroxides such as sodium peroxide and hydrogen peroxide. The reactivity and regioselectivity for the reaction of erythro and threo forms of the 2,3-epoxides with nucleophiles were investigated by using amines, and the reaction afforded