Stereoselective Synthesis of Chiral (2-Furyl)Amino-Methanephosphonic and Aminophosphonous Acids

Stereoselective synthesis of (2-furyl)-N-methylbenzylaminophosphonate was performed by the addition of dibenzyl phosphate to N-furfurylidene (R)-α-methylbenzylamine[1]. Resulting diastereoisomeric esters were separated and characterised. As both products were oily liquids, the X-ray study could not have been made. So, we determined the absolute configuration on the base of Cram rules and confirmed it according to Riguera's[2] method.