“…The reaction process was suggested as: after phosphonylation of benzene-1,3-diols with (E)-(2-ethoxyvinyl) phosphonic dichloride, an intramolecular Michael addition occurred to generate 2-chloro-4-ethoxy-3,4,4a-trihydrobenzo[e][1,2] oxaphosphinin-7-one 2-oxides. After the acid-catalyzed aromatization and elimination of EtOH, benzylic carbocations formed and further the Friedel-Crafts alkylation took place with the second molecule of benzene-1,3-diols, affording 4-aryl-2-chloro-3,4,4atrihydrobenzo[e][1,2]oxaphosphinin-7-one 2-oxides, which further underwent intramolecular phosphonylation to give rise to the final product 3,9-dihydroxy-12H-6,12-methanodibenzo[d,g] [1,3,2]dioxaphosphocine 6-oxides 92. The method was also applied in the synthesis of 2-hydroxybenzo[e][1,2]oxaphosphinine 2-oxide from 3-methoxyphenol and (E)-(2-ethoxyvinyl)phosphonic dichloride.…”