“…Alkylation of N-hydroxyor N-alkoxyureas smoothly gives 1-alkoxy-1-alkylureas 454, [614,[640][641][642][643][644][645][646] which are cleaved by alkaline hydrolysis to provide O,N-dialkylhydroxylamines 455 in moderate to good yields (Scheme 183). [647] Alternatively, the O,N-dialkylhydroxylamines 455 are also accessible from 1-alkoxy-1-alkyl-3-arylureas 454 (R 1 = aryl) by reaction with an arylamine, the yields being somewhat higher in this case. [647,648] Scheme 183 Synthesis of O,N-Dialkylhydroxylamines from 1-Alkoxy-1-alkylureas [647,648] [614,649] iPr 71 [649] Bu 73 [649] iBu 61 [649] CH 2 CH=CH 2 75 [649] (CH 2 ) 2 Br 92 [649] (CH 2 ) 4 Br 74 [649] Bn 66 [556,649] Analogously, diethyl {3-[(benzyloxy)amino]propyl}phosphonate, a core precursor of fosmidomycin, [51,650,651] which is an effective antimalarial [652] and antibacterial [653] agent, is obtained in 66% yield from alkylation of O-benzyl-N-(diethoxyphosphoryl)hydroxylamine.…”