A Convenient One-Pot Synthesis of Di-t-butylphosphinic Chloride

A convenient one-pot synthesis of (t-Bu)2P(O)Cl (1) from m-chloroperbenzoic acid and (t-Bu)2PCl is described. The byproduct m-chlorobenzoic acid is neutralized by addition of Et3N. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c (No. 14), with a = 5.9637(2) Å, b = 11.4734(4) Å, c = 16.2400(5) Å and β = 107.7160(14).