Phosphorothioates. Substitution at phosphorus with inversion of configuration
Abstract
Although methanolysis of 5-chloromethyl-5-methyl-2-oxo-2-phenylthio-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan under normal conditions proceeds with retention of configuration at phosphorus, in the presence of cations capable of co-ordinating with sulphur, both inversion and retention pathways are observed.