Chlorotrimethylsilane → HCID 178520628, compound

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Dry phosphinic acid (100 g, 1.52 mol) was dissolved in 100 mL of chloroform and treated with triethylamine (155 g, 1.52 mol). The mixture was evaporated and transferred to a three liter flask containing 750 mL of chloroform. The solution was stirred by means of a mechanical stirrer and the flask cooled to 0° C. The clear solution was treated with triethylamine (277 g, 2.72 mol) followed by trimethylsilyl chloride (281 g, 2.58 mol). Once addition of trimethylsilyl chloride was complete dibenzyl 2-methylenepentanedioate (2) in 150 mL of chloroform was added dropwise over 20 minutes. The low temperature bath was removed and the mixture warmed to room temperature. After 6 hours the thick slurry was filtered and the filtrate cooled to 0° C. The filtrate was then quenched with 5% hydrochloric acid and the organic layer removed. The aqueous layer was extracted with chloroform, the organics combined, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 55 g or 2,4-di(benzyloxycarbonyl)butylphosphinic acid (6) as a light yellow liquid. The liquid was purified by flash chromatography and eluted using 3:1 hexanes/ethyl acetate containing 5% trifluoroacetic acid to give 40 g (7%) of the desired product. Rf 0.28 (3:1 Hexane/EtOAc 5% TFA).

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