Triethyl phosphite → Diethyl undec-10-en-1-ylphosphonate

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Triethylphosphite (12.2 mL, 71 mmol, 10 equiv) was added to 3 (2.0 g, 7.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and the mixture was stirred at reflux for 15 h. The excess triethylphosphite was removed by distillation and the remaining residue submitted to flash chromatography (SiO2, 5×15 cm, 25-50% ethyl acetate-hexanes gradient elution) to afford 4 (1.30 g, 2.1 g theoretical, 62%) as a colorless oil: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 250 MHz) δ 5.95-5.75 (m, 1H, RCH═CH2), 5.03-4.90 (m, 2H, RCH═CH2), 4.05 (m, 4H, CH3CH2OP), 2.02 (m, 2H, CH2CH═CH2), 1.80-1.20 (m, 20H); MALDI-FTMS (DHB) m/z 291.2088 (C15H31O3P+H+ requires 291.2089).

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