... Printed in Great Britain S1984 Pergamon Press Ltd. MILD ARBUZOV REACTIONS OF PHOSPHONOUS ACIDS John K. Thottathil*, Claire A. Przybyla and Jerome L. Moniot The Squibb Institute for Medical Research P. 0. Box 4000 Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Abstract: A very mild and simple method for the preparation of phosphinic acids from phosphonous acids through the intermediacy of silylalkyl phosphonites is described. ...