[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([Cl:8])[CH:5]=[C:4]([Cl:9])[C:3]=1[OH:10].[C:11]([OH:17])(=[O:16])[CH2:12][C:13]([OH:15])=O.O=P(Cl)(Cl)Cl.O>CCOCC>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([Cl:8])[CH:5]=[C:4]([Cl:9])[C:3]=1[O:10][C:13](=[O:15])[CH2:12][C:11]([O:17][C:3]1[C:2]([Cl:1])=[CH:7][C:6]([Cl:8])=[CH:5][C:4]=1[Cl:9])=[O:16]A mixture of 2,4,6-trichloro-phenol (157.6 g, 0.8 mol), malonic acid (52 g, 0.5 mol), and POCl3 (98 mL, 1.05 mol) is heated at reflux for 4 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled slightly and poured into a mixture of ice, water, and ether with stirring. The solid is collected by filtration and dried in vacuo to give malonic acid bis(2,4,6-trichloro-phenyl)ester.
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