A new approach for the synthesis of two enantiomers ?-phosphorus-containing ?-amino acids was developed via Michael addition secondary phosphine oxides and dialkyl phosphites to chiral Ni(ii)-complexes a dehydroalanine-Schiff base.

The reactive intermediate generated by the addition of tert-butyl and 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl butyl isocyanide and cyclohexyl isocyanide to dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate was trapped by 3-hydroxy pyridine to produce highly functionalized 4H-chromenes in fairly good  yields

The stable phosphonate derivatives have easily synthesized by the reactions involving trialkyl(aryl) phosphites and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of 4-nitrophenol and/or acid chlorides, dialkyl(aryl) phosphites and N-methylimidazole at 70 oC under solventfree conditions.

protonation of the reactive intermediates generated in the raction between dalkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and triphenylphosphine by isonitrosoacetophenone leads to vinyltriphenylphosphonium salts, which undergo intramolecular wittig reaction to produce dalkyl 4-phenyl-n-hydroxypyrrole-2,3-dicarboxylates in moderate yields.