IP Library Granted Patent US 12662499
Granted Patent B2
US 12662499 · App. 18/267,416 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Phosphorus compounds and methods thereof

Inventors: Martin Van Meurs (Jurong Island, SG); James David Nobbs (Jurong Island, SG); Sigit Sugiarto (Jurong Island, SG)
Assignee: Agency For Science, Technology And Research
C07F9/65683C07F9/6568C07F9/65685C07F15/0033C07F15/0046C07F15/0066C07F15/0073
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Patent No.
US 12662499
App. No.
18/267,416
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure concerns phosphorus compounds of formula (I), (II) and (III) and methods of synthesising these compounds. The phosphorus compound can be a cyclic phosphorus compound. The method comprises reacting a compound having two Michael acceptor groups with a hypophosphite ester, acid, salt or solvate thereof and an optional organosilicon compound. The diene can be a cyclodiene.

Claims (38)

1 . A method of synthesising a phosphorus compound of Formula (I), a salt, solvate or isomer thereof:

wherein Y is selected from an optionally substituted C 1-10 alkylene, optionally substituted C 1-10 alkenylene, optionally substituted silylene, optionally substituted aminoylene, acylene, thioacylene, sulfinylene, sulfonylene, —P(O)(OZ)— or —P + (R 9 R 10 )—;

Z is selected from H, optionally substituted alkyl or a metal cation;

R 1 , R 2 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from oxo, halo, optionally substituted alkyl; optionally substituted alkenyl; optionally substituted haloalkyl; optionally substituted alkynyl; optionally substituted oxyalkyl; optionally substituted amino, optionally substituted thio, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, and optionally substituted aryl;

wherein R 1 and R 5 can be linked to form an optionally substituted cycloalkyl;

R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are independently selected from H, oxo, halo, optionally substituted alkyl;

optionally substituted alkenyl; optionally substituted haloalkyl; optionally substituted alkynyl;

optionally substituted oxyalkyl; optionally substituted amino, optionally substituted thio, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, and optionally substituted aryl;

R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl;

the method comprising:

a) reacting a compound of Formula (A) with a hypophosphite ester, acid, salt or solvate thereof and an optional organosilicon compound, the compound of Formula (A) is

wherein Y is selected from an optionally substituted C 1-10 alkylene, optionally substituted C 1-10 alkenylene, optionally substituted silylene, optionally substituted amino, acylene, thioacylene, sulfinylene, sulfonylene, —P(O)(OZ)— or —P + (R 13 R 14 )—;

wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 7 and R 8 are independently selected from oxo, halo, optionally substituted alkyl;

optionally substituted alkenyl; optionally substituted haloalkyl; optionally substituted alkynyl;

optionally substituted oxyalkyl; optionally substituted amino, optionally substituted thio, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, and optionally substituted aryl;

wherein R 1 and R 8 can be linked to form an optionally substituted cyclo moiety;

R 3 and R 5 are independently selected from H, oxo, halo, optionally substituted alkyl; optionally substituted alkenyl; optionally substituted haloalkyl; optionally substituted alkynyl; optionally substituted oxyalkyl; optionally substituted amino, optionally substituted thio, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, and optionally substituted aryl; and

wherein R 13 and R 14 are independently selected from H, optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl, optionally substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C 3 -C 10 heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the hypophosphite ester, acid, salt or solvate thereof is selected from hypophosphorous acid (H 3 PO 2 ), ammonium hypophosphite (NH 4 H 2 PO 2 ) and sodium hypophosphite (NaPO 2 H 2 ), potassium hypophosphite, calcium bis (hypophosphite), copper hypophosphite, nickel (II) bis (hypophosphite), magnesium hypophosphite, anilinium hypophosphite, methyl hypophosphite, ethyl hypophosphite, or a combination thereof.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the organosilicon compound is selected from bis(trimethylsilyl)amine (HMDS), N,N-Bis (trimethylsilyl)methylamine, bis(dimethylamino)dimethylsilane, N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide (BSA), N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA), N,N-dimethyltrimethylsilylamine, hexamethyldisiloxane, N,N-diethyltrimethylsilylamine 1-(trimethylsilyl) pyrrolidine trimethylsilyl chloride (TMSCl), trimethylsilyl bromide (TMSBr), chlorotriethylsilane, and a combination thereof.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a molar ratio of hypophosphite ester, acid, salt or solvate thereof to the organosilicon compound is about 1:10 to about 1:1.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of reacting a compound of Formula (A) with the hypophosphite ester, acid, salt or solvate thereof and the organosilicon compound further comprises a base.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the base is selected from triethylamine, diethylamine, Hünigs base, pyrrolidine, pyridine, lutidine, piperidine 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, barium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, caesium carbonate, or a combination thereof.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of reacting a compound of Formula (A) with the hypophosphite ester, acid, salt or solvate thereof and the organosilicon compound further comprises a solvent, wherein the solvent is selected from tetrahydrofuran (THF), toluene, xylenes, methylene chloride, dichloroethane, tetrachloroethane, ethers, dimethylacetamide (DMA), or a combination thereof.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , the method further comprises a step of treating a product of step (a) with an acid.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (A) is reacted with the hypophosphite ester, acid, salt or solvate thereof and the organosilicon compound at a temperature of about 70° C. to about 150° C.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , the method further comprises a step (b) after (a) of modifying the compound of formula (I) at the Y moiety.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , the method further comprises a step (b) after (a) of modifying the compound of formula (I) with a protecting group compound.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the protecting group compound is selected from ethylene glycol, methanol, ethanol, propylene glycol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol (neopentylglycol), dimethyl hydrazine, 1,2-ethanedithiol and 1,3-propanedithiol.

13 . The method according to claim 1 , the method further comprises a step of reducing the compound of formula (I).

14 . The method according to claim 1 , the method further comprises a step reducing the phosphorus compound of Formula (I) in order to form a phosphorus compound of Formula (II):

wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and Y are as disclosed herein.

15 . The method according to claim 1 , the method further comprises of functionalising the compound of Formula (II) in order to form a phosphorus compound of Formula (III):

wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and Y are as disclosed herein;

R 15 is selected from halo, oxo, optionally substituted amino, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, and optionally substituted heteroaryl.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the optional substituent at R 15 comprises another compound of Formula (III).

17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the optional substituent at R 15 is selected from:

wherein represents a bond to R 15 of compound of Formula (III).