Methyl iodide → Diethyl 2-diethylphosphono-2,4,4-trimethyladipate

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Diethyl 2-diethylphosphono-4,4-dimethyladipate (3.6 parts) (See Example 9) was added dropwise to a suspension of sodium hydride (0.6 parts, 50% in oil) in dry dioxan (100 parts by volume) contaning methyliodide (14.2 parts) over 2 hr. at room temperature. The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 18 hr. then heated to reflux for 2 hr., cooled, the solids removed by filtration and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo. Distillation of the residual oil gave 3 parts of diethyl 2-diethylphosphono-2,4,4-trimethyladipate, boiling at 137°-8° C./0.03 mm having a 31P chemical shift of -26 ppm and having the following elemental analysis by weight.

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