Palladium acetate efficiently catalyzes the addition of an H-spirophosphorane (pinacolato) 2 PH to alkynes to give Markovnikov addition products highly selectively. The addition products can be easily converted to the corresponding alkenylphosphonates and phosphonic acids via simple hydrolysis or thermal decomposition. This new reaction is a general method for the introduction of phosphorus functionality to the internal carbons of ...
[Tzokov, Svetomir B.; Vassilev, Nikolay G.; Momtcheva, Rositza T.; Kaneti, Jose; Petkov, Dimiter D. Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and Related Elements, 2000 , vol. 166, p. 187 - 196]