Phosphorus sulfide (P2S5) → methyl P-methyl-2-nitro-5-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)phenylphosphinothioate

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A mixture of methyl P-methyl-2-nitro-5-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)phenylphosphinate (1.5 g, 4.7 mmol) and phosphorus pentasulfide (0.52 g, 1.2 mmol) is heated to 150°-160° under nitrogen for 3-4 hours. After cooling, the residue is purified by preparative thin-layer chromatography (on silica gel, eluting with 20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give methyl P-methyl-2-nitro-5-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)phenylphosphinothioate.

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