A novel pseudo-seven-component diastereoselective synthesis of λ5-phosphanylidene bis(2,5-dioxotetrahydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates) via binucleophilic systems

The unusual 1:2 intermediate, generated by the addition of triphenylphosphine (TPP) to dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates (DAAD) was trapped during the reaction of a Ph3P/RN = C/DMAD binucleophilic system with TFA as an initial proton source in a pseudo-seven-component (7-CR) diastereoselective reaction to give λ5-phosphanylidene bis(2,5-dioxotetrahydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates) with three stereogenic centers and a phosphorane group in good yields.