Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of tris phosphonates

AbstractSyntheses of novel [{(3‐dialkoxy‐phosphoryl)‐(substituted‐phenyl‐methyl)‐2‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐2λ5–benzo [1,3,2] diazaphosphol‐1‐yl}‐(substituted‐phenyl)‐methyl]‐phosphonic acid diethyl/dimethyl esters (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i, 3j) were conveniently accomplished by cyclocondensation of [(2‐{(dimethoxy‐phosphoryl)‐phenyl‐methyl)‐amino}‐phenyl amino)‐phenyl‐methyl]phosphonic acid diethyl/dimethyl esters (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 2j) with phenyl phosphonic dichloride in dry toluene in the presence of triethylamine at 40°C. The title compounds were characterized by physicospectral techniques. All the synthesized compounds were found to possess antimicrobial properties. J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2011.