Abstract
P Halogeno phosphonium ylides are readily available reagents possessing high activity and various chemical properties. Several methods exist for the synthesis of P halogeno phosphonium ylides: reaction of tertiary phosphines with carbon tetrachloride, dehydro‐halogenation of phosphonium salts, and halogenotropic rearrangement of α‐halogenoalkylphosphines. The interaction of P halogeno phosphonium ylides with carbonyl Compounds yields [2 + 2] ‐cycloaddition products which, depending on their structure, decompose to form allylphosphonates, vinylphosphonates, organophosphorus ketens, thioketens or ketenimines. P Halogeno phosphonium ylide posses a high phosphorylating ability. Their P=C double bond readily adds different nucleophiles, containing mobile hydrogen to form phosphonium salts. The reversible migrations of the chlorine atom from α‐carbon atom to the phosphorus atom proceeding with the change of phosphorus coordination number PIV ⇌ PIII are typical for P halogeno phosphonium ylides.

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