Potassium Hydroxide → o,o-diethyl thiophosphate potassium salt

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To 86 g (434 mmole) of O,O,O-triethyl thiophosphate in 300 ml of absolute ethanol was added 28 g (440 mmole) of 88% KOH. The resulting mixture was refluxed for 20 hours, filtered while warm, concentrated in vacuo, and triturated with 20% diethyl ether/80% hexanes to yield 67 g of the title compound, a white solid mp 192°-197° C.

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