Oxygen → Trioctyl phosphate

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 0.2 g. of cobalt octoate and 70 g. of trioctyl phosphite is warmed in vacuo (10 mm.) at 30°C while oxygen is added over a period of six hours. The mixture is stirred throughout this period by means of a magnetic stirrer. The product is washed with an aqueous alkaline solution to remove the cobalt catalyst, having a 91% yield of trioctyl phosphate.

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