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| Preferred IUPAC name
 Diethyl phosphorochloridate  | |
| Other names
 Diethylchlorophosphate; Diethoxyphosphorus oxychloride; Diethyl chlorophosphonate; Diethyl phosphorochloride; Diethoxyphosphoryl chloride; O,O-Diethyl chlorophosphate  | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.011.270 | 
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| Properties | |
| C4H10ClO3P | |
| Molar mass | 172.54 g/mol | 
| Appearance | colorless liquid | 
| Density | 1.1915 g/cm3 | 
| Boiling point | 60 °C (140 °F; 333 K) (2 mm Hg) | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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Diethyl chlorophosphate is an organophosphorus compound with the formula (C2H5O)2P(O)Cl. As a reagent in organic synthesis, it is used to convert alcohols to the corresponding diethylphosphate esters. It is a colorless liquid with a fruity odor. It is a corrosive, and as a cholinesterase inhibitor, highly toxic through dermal absorption.[1] The molecule is tetrahedral.
Synthesis and reactions
The compound is prepared by the chlorination of diethylphosphite with carbon tetrachloride (Atherton–Todd reaction).[2]
The compound is electrophilic. Controlled hydrolysis gives tetraethyl pyrophosphate. Alcohols react to vie mixed phosphate esters: [3]
- (C2H5O)2P(O)Cl + ROH → (C2H5O)2P(O)OR + HCl
 
The reagent is routinely employed in organic synthesis for phosphorylation of carboxylates,[4] alcohols,[5] and amines.[6]
See also
- Diethyl chlorophosphate at www.chemicalbook.com.
 
References
- ↑ "Haz-Map Category Details". hazmap.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
 - ↑ Steinberg, Geo. M. (1950). "Reactions of Dialkyl Phosphites. Synthesis of Dialkyl Chlorophosphates, Tetraalkyl Pyrophosphates, and Mixed Orthophosphate Esters". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15 (3): 637–47. doi:10.1021/jo01149a031.
 - ↑ Young, Jonathan R. (2001). "Diethyl phosphorochloridate". E-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis: 1–3.
 - ↑ Michael A. Insalaco; D. Stanley Tarbell (1970). "tert-Butyl Azidoformate". Org. Synth. 50: 9. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.050.0009.
 - ↑ D. C. Muchmore (1972). "Preparation and Reductive Cleavage of Enol Phosphates: 5-Methylcoprost-3-ene". Org. Synth. 52: 109. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.052.0109.
 - ↑ Nick Nikolaides; Ioanna Schipor; Bruce Ganem (1995). "Conversion of Amines to Phospho Esters: Decyl Diethyl Phosphate". Org. Synth. 72: 246. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.072.0246.
 
