N-Formylmorpholine → [(Morpholin-4-yl)methylene]bis(phosphonic acid)

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115 parts of N-formylmorpholine and 82 parts of phosphorous acid were mixed and reacted with 137 parts of phosphorus trichloride. The reaction mixture was then treated with about 5000 parts of water, and the solution was filtered and concentrated. The precipitate obtained was isolated and recrystallized from water/acetone. After drying, a yield of 35% of morpholinomethanediphosphonic acid was obtained.

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