title: Selective preparation of diamondoid phosphonates.
abstract: We present an effective sequence for the preparation of phosphonic acid derivatives of the diamondoids diamantane, triamantane, [121]tetramantane, and [1(2,3)4]pentamantane. The reactions of the corresponding diamondoid hydroxy derivatives with PCl3 in sulfuric or trifluoroacetic acid give mono- as well as didichlorophosphorylated diamondoids in high preparative yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Kiev Polytechnic Institute , pr. Pobedy 37, 03056 Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Andrey A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fokin
authors.forename: Raisa I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Yurchenko
authors.forename: Boryslav A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Tkachenko
authors.forename: Natalie A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fokina
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gunawan
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poinsot
authors.forename: Jeremy E P
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: Robert M K
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serafin
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cattey
authors.forename: Jean-Cyrille
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hierso
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Schreiner