Abstract
Controlled potential electrolysis of anthracene at a glassy carbon anode in acetonitrile containing an excess of triethylphosphite and subsequent treatment of the product with sodium iodide resulted in the formation of 9, 10-bis (diethylphosphonyl)-9, 10-dihydroanthracene. Anodic phosphonylation was also performed on 4'-methoxybenzanilide to give 2'-diethylphosphonyl-4'-methoxybenzanilide.
