Nucleoside H-Phosphonates. V. The Mechanism of Hydrogenphosphonate Diester Formation Using Acyl Chlorides as Coupling Agents in Oligonucleotide Synthesis by the Hydrogenphosphonate Approach

Abstract
The H-phosphono-acyl mixed anhydrides of type III were found to be the main intermediates during H-phosphonate diester formation using acyl chlorides as coupling agents in the reaction of hydrogenphosphonate monoesters with hydroxylic components.