Triethyl phosphonoacetate
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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethyl (diethoxyphosphoryl)acetate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.011.598 |
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C8H17O5P | |
Molar mass | 224.19 g/mol |
Boiling point | 142 to 145 °C (288 to 293 °F; 415 to 418 K) at 9 mmHg |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Triethyl phosphonoacetate is a reagent for organic synthesis used in the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction (HWE) or the Horner-Emmons modification.
Triethyl phosphonoacetate can be added dropwise to sodium methoxide solution to prepare a phosphonate anion. It has an acidic proton that can easily be abstracted by a weak base. When used in an HWE reaction with a carbonyl the resulting alkene formed is usually the E alkene, and is generated with excellent regioselectivity.[1]
References
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- ^ Rathke, Michael W.; Nowak, Michael (July 1985). "The Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons modification of the Wittig reaction using triethylamine and lithium or magnesium salts". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 50 (15): 2624–2626. doi:10.1021/jo00215a004.