Ethanol → Phosphonic acid, (dichloromethyl)-, diethyl ester

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153.5 g (2.26 mol) of sodium ethylate in 800 ml of ethanol were added dropwise, at 5°-10° C., to a solution of 227.5 g (1.13 mol) of dichloromethane-phosphonic acid dichloride in 800 ml of toluene. The mixture was subsequently stirred at 20° C. for 5 hours. It was then filtered, the filtrate was concentrated and the residue was subjected to fractional distillation. 195 g (78% of theory) of dichloromethane-phosphonic acid diethyl ester were obtained in the form of a colorless oil of boiling point 84° C./1 mbar.

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