Molecules (Jul 2018)

Continuous Flow Alcoholysis of Dialkyl H-Phosphonates with Aliphatic Alcohols

  • Erika Bálint,
  • Ádám Tajti,
  • Nóra Tóth,
  • György Keglevich

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23071618
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 7
p. 1618

Abstract

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The continuous flow alcoholysis of dialkyl H-phosphonates by aliphatic alcohols in the absence of a catalyst was elaborated using a microwave (MW) reactor equipped with a flow cell. By the precise control of the reaction conditions, the synthesis could be fine-tuned towards dialkyl H-phosphonates with two different and with two identical alkyl groups. In contrast to the “traditional” batch alcoholysis, flow approaches required shorter reaction times, and the products became available at a larger scale.

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