Sodium Hydroxide → Hexadecylphosphonic acid calcium salt

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306 g (1 mol) of hexadecylphosphonic acid (produced as in example 13) are suspended in 1.5 l of hexane and 200 ml of a 10 molar solution of sodium hydroxide are added and the suspension is refluxed for 2 hours. Then, 500 ml of a 1 molar solution of calcium chloride are added, and the suspension is refluxed for 4 hours and water removed by azeotropic distillation. The reaction solution is filtered and the residue is washed with water and hexane and dried under reduced pressure to obtain 313 g (96% of theory) of hexadecylphosphonic acid calcium salt as colorless solid.

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