(2-Aminophenyl)dimethylphosphine Oxide is prepared by the reaction of 2-Iodoaniline and Dimethylphosphine oxide. The specific synthesis steps are as follows:
To a solution of 2-iodoaniline ( 1.0 eq) and dimethylphosphine oxide (1.1 eq) in DMF were added potassium phosphate ( 1.1 eq) and palladium acetate/Xantphos (catalytic). The reaction was stirred at 150 °C for 3 hours and cooled to room temperature. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was worked up with DCM/water. The crude product was purified with a column(EtOAc/MeOH 10: 1 ) to give 1 as a brown solid (80percent yield).