Abstract Primary amines with an optical active ligand add to vinyl-and propenylphosphonium salts according the reaction schemes (5) and (6), forming compounds of the type E and F. F contains a new asymmetric center in the bridge giving rise to the formation of a mixture of diastereomers, which can be resolved. Phosphonium salts of type E and F with a benzyl group on the phosphonium center are cleaved reductively by ...