Different approaches to the synthesis of 1-chloroalkylphosphinates are described. Initially, we tried to extend a reaction described by Kabachnik for the preparation of chloromethylphosphinic acid chlorides [R1 (Cl) P (O) CH2Cl] to C-substituted derivatives. We also considered the possibility of synthesizing the title compounds by routes already described for the formation of diethyl 1-chloroalkylphosphonates. Although these methods ...