(Royal society of chemistry, 2015-03-17) Xue, J.F.; Zhou, S.F.; Liu, Y.Y.; Pan, X.; Zou, J.P.; Asekun, O.T.
Mn(OAc)3-mediated tandem phosphonyl radical addition to β-nitrostyrenes followed by denitration to form (E)-2-alkenyl phosphonates in good yield is described.