Reaction SMILES: [CH3:1][C:2]1([CH3:32])[CH2:7][C:6](=O)[CH2:5][C:4](C)([CH3:9])[P:3]1[C:11]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]=1[C:17]1[C:22]([CH:23]([CH3:25])[CH3:24])=[CH:21][C:20]([CH:26]([CH3:28])[CH3:27])=[CH:19][C:18]=1[CH:29]([CH3:31])[CH3:30].B(F)(F)F.CC[O:39][CH2:40][CH3:41].P.C[Si](C=[N+]=[N-])(C)C>Cl>[CH3:9][C:4]1([CH3:5])[CH2:41][C:40](=[O:39])[CH2:6][CH2:7][C:2]([CH3:32])([CH3:1])[P:3]1[C:11]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]=1[C:17]1[C:18]([CH:29]([CH3:31])[CH3:30])=[CH:19][C:20]([CH:26]([CH3:28])[CH3:27])=[CH:21][C:22]=1[CH:23]([CH3:25])[CH3:24]
Reactant: CCOCC
Reactant: CC(C)c1cc(C(C)C)c(-c2ccccc2P2C(C)(C)CC(=O)CC2(C)C)c(C(C)C)c1
Agent: C[Si](C)(C)C=[N+]=[N-]
Agent: Cl
Agent: FB(F)F
Product: CC(C)c1cc(C(C)C)c(-c2ccccc2P2C(C)(C)CCC(=O)CC2(C)C)c(C(C)C)c1
Temperature: -78 °C
Reaction time: 0.08 h
Yield: 63.3 %

Procedure:
To a 40-mL scintillation vial equipped with a magnetic stir bar was added 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-(2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl-2-yl)phosphinan-4-one (1.38 g, 3.06 mmol, 1 equiv). The vial was sealed with a septa-top cap and then purged with nitrogen gas for 10 minutes The solid was then dissolved with anhydrous, degassed dichloromethane (10 mL). In a separate 250-mL round bottom flask was added anhydrous, degassed dichloromethane (36 mL) which was cooled to −78° C. Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (582 mL, 4.59 mmol, 1.5 equiv) was then added to the flask. The phosphine solution was transferred by cannula to the reaction flask over the course of 3 minutes using a positive pressure of nitrogen gas. After stirring the solution for 5 minutes, (trimethylsilyl)diazomethane (2.3 mL, 4.59 mmol, 1.5 equiv, 2 M in hexane) was added slowly over 3 minutes The bright yellow solution was stirred at −78° C. for an hour, then diluted with 1 M aqueous hydrochloric acid (50 mL). The slurry was warmed to room temperature overnight. The solution was charged into a separatory funnel and the phases were partitioned. The organic layer was collected and washed with aqueous saturated sodium bicarbonate (50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in a rotary evaporator. Purification of the crude colorless oil by silica gel column chromatography on an Isco CombiFlash system (120-g column; gradient: 1.5 column volumes heptane, ramp up to 98:2 heptane:methyl tert-butyl ether over 0.5 column volumes, hold at 98:2 for 2 column volumes, ramp up to 80:20 heptane:methyl tert-butyl ether over 8 column volumes, hold at 80:20 for 2 column volumes) afforded the title compound as a white solid (900 mg, 90 area % by HPLC, 63% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 8.00-7.90 (m, 1H), 7.43-7.29 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.21 (m, 1H), 7.00 (s, 2H), 3.10-2.86 (m, 2H), 2.73-2.37 (m, 5H), 2.34-2.18 (m, 1H), 1.95-1.77 (m, 1H), 1.31 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 5H), 1.23 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.20 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.15 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 1.10 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H), 1.08-1.03 (m, 4H), 1.02-0.98 (m, 4H), 0.95 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 211.3, 148.6 (d, J=35 Hz), 147.5, 145.8 (d, J=16 Hz), 136.1 (d, J=6 Hz), 135.5 (d, J=31 Hz), 134.3 (d, J=2 Hz), 132.6 (d, J=7 Hz), 127.8, 125.5, 120.1 (d, J=5 Hz), 56.5 (d, J=10 Hz), 41.5, 36.3 (d, J=10 Hz), 35.0 (d, J=24 Hz), 34.3, 33.3 (d, J=27 Hz), 32.2 (d, J=31 Hz), 31.9 (dd, J=6, 2 Hz), 30.7, 29.5 (d, J=5 Hz), 29.3 (d, J=3 Hz), 26.7 (d, J=33 Hz), 24.3 (d, J=8 Hz), 22.9 (d, J=9 Hz). 31P NMR (CDCl3, 202 MHz) δ ppm 18.3 (s). HRMS (TOF-ESI+) calcd for [M, C31H45OP]+ 464.3208, found 464.3216.