1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of diazoalkanes onto dimethyl 1-(formylamino)ethylenephosphonate: a new route to 1-aminocyclopropanephosphonic acids and 3-phosphorylated pyrazoles

Diazoalkanes regiospecifically react with dimethyl 1-(formylamino)ethylenephosphonate (1a) to afford 5-substituted dimethyl 3-(formylamino)-4,5-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-phosphonates 2 in high yields. Their thermal decomposition followed by hydrolysis provides a straightforward access to 2-substituted 1-aminocyclopropanephosphonic acids 4. Aromatization of 2 under acidic conditions leads to 3-phosphorylated pyrazoles 5.