“…The most interesting aspects of these compounds are their applications in permanent restorative dental resins (1)(2)(3) , as substrate in dental cements (4,5) , dentin-bonding agents (6,7) , and in root canal filling materials (1) . In continuation to our work in the field of phosphonium ylides (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14) , the present investigation has aimed to investigate the reaction of camphorquinone and its derivatives, such as, 1,7,7-trimethyl-bicycle [2.2.1]-heptane-2,3-dione (1), 3-(2-phenylhydrazono)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo [2.2.1]-heptan-2-one (13), and 3-(hydroxyimino)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1] heptan-2-one (16) with the active nucleophilic phosphacumulene reagents, namely (Nphenyliminovinylidene) -(2a), (2-oxovinylidene) -(2b), and (2-thioxovinylidene) -triphenylphosphorane (2c). These active phosphacumulene ylides are important phosphorus reagents, used for the synthesis of heterocyclic phosphorus compounds (15,16) .…”