Facile synthesis of phosphorylated azides in ionic liquids and their use in the preparation of 1,2,3‐triazoles

Abstract

Abstract The facile general synthetic route to azidoalkylphosphonates by the nucleophilic substitution reaction in a series of bromoalkylphosphonates was elaborated, using 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim][PF 6 ]) as a recyclable reaction medium. These azidoalkylphosphonates were used as intermediates for copper(I)‐catalyzed regioselective 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition with a variety of alkynes to afford 4‐substituted (1 H ‐1,2,3‐triazol‐1‐yl)alkylphosphonates as potential drug candidates. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:293–300, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20420