S1 An Efficient Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole Bridge-connected Phosphonate Derivatives of Coumarin Xu Li,1 Xiaolan Chen,1 Jinwei Yuan,2 Yang Liu,1 Peipei Li,1 Lingbo Qu,1,2* and Yufen Zhao1,3 1 Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Henan Province, Zhengzhou, 450052, P. R. China 2 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School, Henan University of Technology, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China 3 Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China Email: chenxl@zzu.edu.cn Supplemental Materials Preparation of diethyl 2-bromoethylphosphonate (1) 1,2-dibromoethane (150 mL, 1.75 mol) was placed into a 250 mL three-necked flask, and the solution was slowly heated to 160 C with vigorous stirring. Triethyl phosphite (60 mL, 0.35 mol) was added dropwise over the course of 1 h, and the reaction was monitored by 31P NMR spectrum. When the peak at δ 137 ppm disappeared, the reaction was finished. The solution was cooled to room temperature and distilled at reduced pressure (1-5 mbar at 110-128 C, ref.1 105130 C) to give colourless oil 1 (59.8 g, 70.0%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) = 4.12 (m, 4H), 3.54 (m, 2H), 2.39 (m, 2H), 1.34 (t, J = 14.4 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (CDCl3) = 65.6, 48.2 (d, J =10.0 Hz), 29.3 (d, J = 140.0 Hz), 19.2. 31P NMR (CDCl3) = 25.1. S2 Preparation of diethyl 2-azidoethylphosphonate (2) A solution of sodium azide (1.3 g, 20.0 mmol) in water (5.0 mL) was added to a vigorously stirred solution of diethyl 2-bromoethyl phosphonate (2.4 g, 10.0 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) at room temperature. The mixture solution was stirred over 48 h at room temperature. The reaction course was monitored by 31P NMR. The reaction was finished, and the solution was extracted with dichloromethane (30 mL × 3), and the combined organic phase was dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the crude product was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel using EtOAc:hexane (1:1) as the eluent to afford the colorless oil 2 (1.9 g, 92%). IR (KBr) ν (cm−1) = 2103, 1248, 1028, 965. 1H NMR(CDCl3) = 1.32 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 6H, CH3), 2.04 (dt, J = 18.6 Hz, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H, PCH2), 3.52 (dt, J = 7.8 Hz, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H, NCH2), 4.07-4.11 (m, 4H, OCH2). 13C NMR (CDCl3) = 61.7, 45.1 (d, J = 10.0 Hz), 26.4 (d, J = 140.0 Hz), 16.2. ESI MS: m/z = 208.0 [M + H]+. Spectroscopic data was in accordance with that reported literature.2 S3 Figure S 1 1H NMR spectrum of compound 5a Figure S 2 13C NMR spectrum of compound 5a S4 Figure S 3 31P NMR spectrum of compound 5a Figure S 4 1H NMR spectrum of compound 5b S5 Figure S 5 13C NMR spectrum of compound 5b S6 31P Figure S 6 NMR spectrum of compound 5b Figure S 7 1H NMR spectrum of compound 5c S7 Figure S 8 13C NMR spectrum of compound 5c Figure S 9 31P NMR spectrum of compound 5c S8 Figure S 10 1H NMR spectrum of compound 5d S9 Figure S 11 13C NMR spectrum of compound 5d Figure S 12 31P NMR spectrum of compound 5d S 10 Figure S 13 1H NMR spectrum of compound 5e S 11 Figure S 14 13C NMR spectrum of compound 5e Figure S 15 31P NMR spectrum of compound 5e S 12 Figure S 16 1H NMR spectrum of compound 5f Figure S 17 13C NMR spectrum of compound 5f S 13 Figure S 18 31P NMR spectrum of compound 5f S 14 Figure S 19 1H NMR spectrum of compound 5g Figure S 20 13C NMR spectrum of compound 5g S 15 Figure S 21 31P NMR spectrum of compound 5g Reference: 1. Cichowicz, N. R.; Nagorny, P. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 1058-1061. 2. Yang, S. H.; Lee, D. J.; Brimble, M. A. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5604-5607.