Trimethyl phosphite → (4-methylsulfanyl-benzyl)-phosphonic acid dimethyl ester

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To trimethylphosphite (8.6 g, 70 mmol) at 140° C. was added 4-methylthiobenzyl chloride (10 g, 58 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at 140° C. for 18 h, cooled at 21° C. then diluted with HCl 10% and ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were washed (H2O), (brine), dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. Purification by flash chromatography (eluting with ethyl acetate) provided the (4-methylsulfanyl-benzyl)-phosphonic acid dimethyl ester compound.

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