A study of the reaction between the dichloromethylphosphine–aluminium chloride complex and terpenes. Part 2. Reaction of the PCl2Me–AlCl3 complex and camphene, and an X-ray crystallographic study of the products

Abstract

The reaction between the PCl₂Me–AlCl₃ complex and camphene yields, after hydrolysis, a phosphetan oxide (3a) and a chlorophosphine oxide (4a), whose structures were established by spectrometric analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The mechanism of their formation is discussed.