“…Beyond their potential bioactivity, the α-hydroxyphosphonates may be important intermediates in a series of syntheses [ 1 ]. The most important reactions are alkylations [ 1 ], acylations [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ], phosphorylations [ 28 ], substitutions [ 1 ], rearrangements [ 1 ], and dealkylations [ 1 ]. As regards acylations, a series of α-(aryloxyacetoxy)-alkylphosphonate derivatives [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ] was prepared mainly by acylation of different α-hydroxyphosphonates with carboxylic acid chlorides, including aryloxy-butyryloxy or -valeroxy [ 16 ] and heterocyclic derivatives [ 17 , 18 ].…”