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HRID 1941540Generated: November 2, 2026

Ethanolamine → N-(2-hydroxyethyl)aminomethylphosphonic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolamineHCID 700—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantTriisopropyl phosphiteHCID 8304—
SolventIsopropanolHCID 3776—
ProductN-(2-hydroxyethyl)aminomethylphosphonic acidHCID 1094268878%

Reaction Steps

A solution of paraformaldehyde (4.0 g, 0.122 mole), ethanolamine (12 g, 0.2 mole), triisopropylphosphite (20.9 g, 0.1 mole) and 50 mL of isopropanol was stirred at 90° C. for 16 hours. The isopropanol was removed under vacuum and 50 mL of conc. HCl was added in one portion. The solution was heated at reflux for 6 hours after which time it was assayed by 31P-NMR. N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)aminomethylphosphonic acid was obtained in 78% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05703273
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_12
ORD IDord-76648cb7510e414997a36de3e68006b6
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_12