Reactions of phenylenedioxytrihalophosphoranes with arylacetylenes: VII. Reaction of 2,2,2-trichloro-4-fluoro-1,3,2?<sup>5</sup>-benzodioxaphosphole with phenylacetylene.
2,2,2-Trichloro-4-fluoro-1,3,2?5-benzodioxaphosphole reacts with phenylacetylene to give 2,7-dichloro-5-fluoro-4-phenyl-2H-1,2?5-benzoxaphosphinine 2-oxide. Hydrolysis of the latter leads to opening of the oxaphosphinine ring with formation of (E)-2-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenylethenylphosphonic acid.