“…They also found that the reaction of 3 and the Schiff base PhCH=NPh yields the adduct earlier described by Messinger.14 When the oxide 3 is dissolved in THF and treated first with NaH and then with Mel, both the phosphorus and nitrogen atoms are methylated. 44,46 The interaction Me 33a of 3 and Ar,N,Ar/,Ar,-tetraethylmethanediamine in boiling EtOH also yields a tertiary phosphine oxide. 67 Treatment of this oxide with picric acid gives a 1:1 adduct.…”