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The electrophilic activation of various substrates via double or even triple protonation in superacidic media enables reactions with extremely weak nucleophiles. Despite the significant progress in this area, the utility of organophosphorus compounds as superelectrophiles still remains limited. Additionally, the most common superacids require a special care due to their high toxicity, exceptional corrosiveness and moisture sensitivity. Herein, we report the first successful application of the "Brønsted acid assisted Brønsted acid" concept for the superelectrophilic activation of 2-hydroxybenzo[e][1,2]oxaphosphinine 2-oxides (phosphacoumarins). The pivotal role is attributed to the tendency of the phosphoryl moiety to form hydrogen-bonded complexes, which enables the formation of dicationic species and increases the electrophilicity of the phosphacoumarin. This unmasks the reactivity of phosphacoumarins towards non-activated aromatics, while requiring only relatively non-benign trifluoroacetic acid as the reaction medium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To obtain new polyfunctional inhibitors of radical-chain oxidative processes, C- and N-benzylation of a number of phosphorylacetic acid hydrazide derivatives is realized in their reactions with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl acetate. N-benzylation of mixtures of Z and E isomers of hydrazones of phosphorylacetic acid derivatives proceeds stereoselectively with the formation of only EC=N isomers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]