ethyl 2-diazo-2-diethoxyphosphorylacetate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A suspension of potassium t-butoxide (4.42 g, 39.4 mmol) in toluene (200 ml) was stirred at 0° under Ar for 10 minutes. A solution of ethyl diethoxyphosphoryl acetate (6.53 ml, 32.9 mmol) in toluene (20 ml) was added in 20 minutes keeping the temperature below 5°. Another solution of 2-naphthalenesulfonyl azide (7.67 g, 32.9 mmol) was added dropwise below 5°, and the reaction mixture was warmed to RT and stirred overnight. The resulting suspension was filtered and the filtrate washed with toluene. The pooled organic phase was concentrated and the brown oily residue distilled producing pure title compound (6.12 g, 24.5 mmol, yield 74.3%) as a yellow oil, b.p.=70-73°/0.02 mmHg. the temperature below 5° stirred overnight The resulting suspension was filtered the filtrate washed with toluene The pooled organic phase was concentrated the brown oily residue distilled