[P:1]([O:6][CH3:7])([O:4][CH3:5])[O:2]C.[CH3:8][C:9]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([CH3:18])=[CH:14][C:10]=1[C:11](Cl)=[O:12]>>[CH3:8][C:9]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([CH3:18])=[CH:14][C:10]=1[C:11]([P:1](=[O:2])([O:6][CH3:7])[O:4][CH3:5])=[O:12]Dimethyl 2,5-dimethylbenzoylphosphonate was prepared in 80% yield by adding an equimolar amount of trimethyl phosphite to 2,5-dimethylbenzoyl chloride.
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