Ring Enlargement of N‑Phosphanyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolines

We found that 1-phosphanyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolines undergo ring enlargement. Their treatment with trifluoroacetic or hydrochloric acid afforded diazaphosphepinium salts. Deprotonation of these salts gave the corresponding neutral diazaphosphepines. The reaction of 1-phosphanyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolines with diazomethane or phenylazide afforded triazaphosphocine derivatives via insertion of P–N moiety. At the same time, an analogous hexahydropyrimidine derivative reacted with phenylazide in a normal manner at the phosphorus atom to afford the P­(V) derivative.