Table 2.

Synthesis of substituted benzyl phosphonates in PEG-400^a.

Entry	Benzyl halide	Product	Yieldb (%)
1			9842
2			9243
3			8942
4			9142
5			8844
6			9345
7			9846
8			9147
9			9047
10			9347
11			9048
12			9448
13			8249

^aReaction Conditions: benzyl halide (1 mmol) and dialkyl phosphite (1 mmol), K₂CO₃ (2 mmol), KI (0.3 mmol), PEG (0.5 g), RT (28°C), 6 h.

^bIsolated Yield.