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The reaction of tris(trimethylsilyl) phosphite with aryl or hetaryl ha
lides under homogeneous catalysis conditions gave bis(trimethylsilyl)p
hosphonates. Treatment of these products with methanol gave the corres
ponding aryl- or hetarylphosphonic acids in quantitative yield.