Abstract: Primary and N-secondary 2-phosphanylanilines were synthesized via metallation of 2-bromoanilines, coupling with ClP (NMe2) 2, alcoholysis and reduction with LiAlH4, and subsequently reacted with formimidoester hydrochloride to give 1, 3-benzazaphospholes. For 1H-1, 3-benzazaphospholes, a shorter alternative three-step synthesis was developed, based on N-acylation of 2-bromoaniline, NiCl2-catalyzed arylation of triethyl phosphite ...