Trimethyl phosphite → HCID 54009753, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 200 mL round bottom flask is charged with 1,4-bis(bromomethyl)naphthalene (Example 26(b), 2.07 g, 6.6 mmol) and toluene (75 mL). The flask is equipped with a Dean-Stark trap, condenser, and nitrogen inlet. The mixture is heated to reflux temperature to dry the toluene and starting material. A total of 25 mL of toluene is collected in the Dean-Stark trap and then discarded. The mixture is cooled to room temperature and then trimethyl-phosphite (4 mL, 34 mmol) is added and the reaction is heated at a gentle reflux overnight. The reaction is checked by TLC after 24 hours and found to be complete. The toluene and excess trimethylphosphite are removed at a reduced pressure to yield an oil. The product is chromatographed on 400 g of 40-63 μm silica gel. The sample is applied in ethyl acetate and elution is with 10% methanol-ethyl acetate. Fractions which contained 50 mL each are collected. The desired product (2.01 g, 0.00542 mole, 81%) is eluted in fractions 60-80 and is a viscous oil.

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