If one condenses a pentacovalent oxaphospholene with a chiral aldehyde via a Phosphono-aldol reaction, does the mechanism go through a p4 or a p6 intermediate. Low temp NMR studies showed a mess of intermediates that resolved to 2 diastereomers upon warming with a 20 to 1 ratio.
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