Trimethyl phosphite → Dimethyl (Phthalimidomethyl)Phosphonate

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of N-(bromomethyl) phthalimide (i) (10.43 g, 43.46 mmol) and trimethyl phosphite (5.93 g, 47.80 mmol) was heated at reflux in xylene (20 mL) for 6 h. The reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and concentrated. Crystallization from CHCl3-hexane gave (ii) (7.60 g, 65%) as a white solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δH 3.84 (d, JH,P=10.8 Hz, 6 H), 4.12 (d, J=11.4 Hz, 2 H), 7.76 (m, 2 H), 7.87 (m, 2 H).

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