Acetic Anhydride → Diethyl 2-acetylaminoethylphosphonate

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To a solution of diethyl 2-aminoethylphosphonate (10.5 g), triethylamine (7.0 g) in dichloromethane (200 ml) at 0° C. was added dropwise acetic anhydride (7.1 g). After 20 hours at room temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with brine, made basic with 5% aqueous potassium carbonate, and extracted twice with dichloromethane. The extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (5% methanol in chloroform) to give (12.1 g) of diethyl 2-acetylaminoethylphosphonate as an oil.

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