Abstract
Novel phosphorus heterocycles, 2-ethoxy-2-oxo-4-hydroxy-1,2-oxaphospholanes, that we have named “β-hydroxyphostones”, have been prepared by thermal intramolecular cyclisation in refluxing dimethyl formamide of 2,3-dihydroxyalkyl diethyl phosphonates. Both diastereomers A and B were so obtained in equimolar amounts with good yields. The stereochemistry of these β-hydroxyphostones was assigned from 1H and 13C NMR data. Possible conformations deduced from 3 J PCCH and 3 J POCC coupling constants were also proposed.

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