ABSTRACT
Diethyl iodomethylphosphonate was obtained for the first time in 1936 by A. E. Arbuzov and Kushkova by the reaction of diiodomethane with triethyl phosphite in 60% yield (Scheme 3.1).
Similar results were obtained in later studies (30-59%),
even after experimental modifications aimed at limiting the formation of the major byproduct, tetraethyl methylenediphosphonate.
