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The base-mediated intramolecular cyclization reaction of 2-alkynylphenylphosphine oxides affords benzo[ b]phosphole oxides, which show intense blue-green fluorescence. Benzo[ b]phospholes are also prepared by the reduction of benzo[ b]phosphole oxides.
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Sanji et al. (2008) studied this question.