Tetra-p-nitrophenyl pyrophosphate, prepared in situ by the reaction of di-p-nitrophenyl hydrogen phosphate with di-ptolyl carbodiimide in anhydrous dioxane, has been found to phosphorylate alcohols at room temperature without basic catalysis and, therefore, constitutes a powerful phosphorylating agent. A number of tertiary di-p-nitrophenyl phosphate esters were thus prepared in excellent yields. The nitrophenyl groups may be ...
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