“…The starting compounds were prepared according to reported methods: phenyl(methyl)phosphine oxide, 36 methyl 2-iodobenzoate, 37 methyl 2-iodo-6-methylbenzoate, 38 methyl 2-iodo-5-chlorobenzoate, 39 2-iodo-4-methoxybenzoic acid, 40 methyl 2-iodo-4-methoxybenzoate, 41 (2-methoxycarbonylphenyl)(methyl)phenylphosphine oxide ( 1a ), 15 [(2-methoxycarbonyl)-6-methylphenyl]methylphenylphosphine oxide ( 1b ), 15 [(2-methoxycarbonyl)-5-chlorophenyl]methylphenylphosphine oxide ( 1c ), 15 [(2-methoxycarbonyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]methylphenylphosphine oxide ( 1d ), 15 1-phenylbenzophospholan-3-one oxide ( 2a ), 15 , 42 1-phenyl-7-methylbenzophospholan-3-one oxide ( 2b ), 15 1-phenyl-6-chlorobenzophospholan-3-one oxide ( 2c ), 15 and 1-phenyl-5-methoxybenzophospholan-3-one oxide ( 2d ). 15 …”