Dimethyl methylphosphonate → HCID 14302187, compound

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To a stirred solution of dimethyl methylphosphonate (10.1 g, 81.2 mmol) in 100 ml of anhydrous THF was added dropwise n-butyl lithium (1.58N, 51.4 ml, 81.2 mmol) at -78° C. under argon atmosphere. After 30 minutes, methyl m-fluorobenzoate (5.0 g, 32 mmol) was further added dropwise and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The reaction solution was allowed to warm to 0° C., diluted with 4.9 ml of acetic acid and 10 ml of water, and concentrated. 30 ml of water was added to the residue and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 ml×2). The combined ethyl acetate layers were washed with water (20 ml×1) and brine (20 ml×1), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated. The residue was distilled under reduced pressure to give an oil of dimethyl 2-m-fluorophenyl-2-oxo-ethylphosphonate (6.6 g, 26.8 mmol, yield 83.8%, b.p. 132°-134° C./0.17 mmHg), which was assigned the structure by the following data:

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