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Dimethyl phosphite

98%

Synonym(s):

Dimethoxyphosphine oxide, Dimethyl hydrogen phosphite, Dimethyl hydrogen phosphonate, Dimethyl phosphonate, Hydrogen dimethyl phosphite

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Linear Formula:
(CH3O)2P(O)H
CAS Number:
868-85-9
Molecular Weight:
110.05
Beilstein:
1697490
EC Number:
212-783-8
MDL number:
MFCD00044633
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24893543
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

Assay

98%

form

liquid

impurities

≤0.5% trimethyl phosphate
≤1% methyl alcohol

refractive index

n20/D 1.402 (lit.)

bp

170-171 °C (lit.)

density

1.2 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[H]P(=O)(OC)OC

InChI

1S/C2H7O3P/c1-4-6(3)5-2/h6H,1-2H3

InChI key

HZCDANOFLILNSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Dimethyl phosphite is used in the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates, which are medicinally important phosphorus analogs of amino acids, by treating with an amine and an aldehyde or a ketone. It can also be employed in asymmetric hydrophosphonylation of aldehydes to synthesize optically active α-hydroxy phosphonates.
Dimethyl phosphite may be used as an effective alternative to organic tin hydrides as radical reducing agents for organic halides, thionoesters, and isocyanides to form the corresponding hydrocarbons. Radical translocation/cyclization reactions of terminal alkynes to form cyclic phosphonates can also be effectively carried using dimethyl phosphite as a reagent under tin-free condition.

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317,H341,H351,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 2 - Muta. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

158.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

70 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Zirconium (IV) compounds as efficient catalysts for synthesis of α-aminophosphonates.
Bhagat S and Chakraborti A K
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 73(15), 6029-6032 (2008)
Microwave-assisted solvent-free and catalyst-free Kabachnik?Fields reactions for α-amino phosphonates.
Mu X J, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 47(7), 1125-1127 (2006)
Synthesis of an Optically Active C1?Symmetric Al (salalen) Complex and Its Application to the Catalytic Hydrophosphonylation of Aldehydes.
Saito B and Katsuki T
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 117(29), 4676-4678 (2005)
I Pastirk et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 109(11), 2413-2416 (2006-07-13)
Multidimensional chemical detection and identification based on phase shaped femtosecond laser pulses coupled to mass spectrometry is demonstrated. The method based on binary phase shaping (BPS) takes into account the accuracy and precision standards required by analytical chemistry. It couples
[A new method of fixing histological preparations using dimethylphosphite].
R P Samusev et al.
Morfologiia (Saint Petersburg, Russia), 106(4-6), 169-170 (1994-04-01)
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