Triethylphosphonoacetate

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Triethylphosphonoacetate
triethylphosphonoacetate
Identifiers
CAS number [867-13-0]
Properties
Molecular formula C8H17O5P
Molar mass 224.19306 g/mol
Boiling point

142-145 °C at 9 mm Hg

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Triethylphosphonoacetate is a reagent for organic synthesis used in the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction or the Horner-Emmons modification.

Triethylphosphonoacetate can be added dropwise to sodium methoxide solution to prepare a phosphonate ylide. It has an acidic proton in the that can easily be abstracted by a weak base.


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