Ammonium Chloride → 3-(2,4,6-Trifluoro-phenyl)-acrylic acid ethyl ester

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To the solution of ethyl[bis(methyloxy)phosphoryl]acetate (1.980 mL, 11.99 mmol) in THF-DMF (60 mL, v/v=5:1) at 0° C. was added t-BuOK (1.458 g, 12.99 mmol) portion wise. The resultant mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, then mixed with a solution of 2,4,6-trifluorobenzaldehyde (1.6 g, 9.99 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at 0° C. It was allowed to warm to room temperature and the mixture was stirred for 45 min. It was mixed with aqueous ammonium chloride and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by a flash column chromatography to give the title compound as a pale yellow oil (2.0 g, 87% yield). LCMS: rt=3.52 min, [M+H+]=231.1

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