Potassium Carbonate → methoxycarbonylmethyl P-ethyl-2-nitro-5-(3,5-dichloro-2-pyridyloxy)phenylphosphinate

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A mixture of P-ethyl-2-nitro-5-(3,5-dichloro-2-pyridyloxy)phenylphosphinic acid (0.42 g., 1.2 mmol), potassium carbonate (2.0 mg), methyl bromoacetate (0.2 ml., 2.4 mmol), and 2-butanone (20 ml.) is heated under reflux for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is filtered and concentrated, and the crude product is purified by prep. TLC (50% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give methoxycarbonylmethyl P-ethyl-2-nitro-5-(3,5-dichloro-2-pyridyloxy)phenylphosphinate.

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