Diethyl (trichloromethyl)phosphonate → Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-, ethyl ester

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A mixture of 25.5 g (0.1 mole) of trichloromethanephosphonic acid diethyl ester and 17.2 g (0.1 mole) of 3-formyl-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester was added dropwise to 9.6 g of activated magnesium filings in 100 ml of dimethylformamide in a manner such that the reaction temperature did not exceed 60° C. When the exothermic reaction had ended, the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. It was then filtered. 200 ml of water were added to the filtrate; this solution was extracted twice with 100 ml of methylene chloride each time. The combined methylene chloride extracts were dried over sodium sulphate and filtered. The filtrate was distilled. 3-(2,2-Dichloro-vinyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester was obtained in a yield of 60% of theory.

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