Phosphonic acid → N-methylpyrrolidone-5,5-diphosphonic acid

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Reaction Steps

28.5 gm of succinic acid monomethylamide (0.216 mol) were melted with 35.4 gm of H3PO3 (0.432 mol) at 70° C. and then slowly mixed with 37.8 ml of PCl3 (0.432 mol). After an additional 5 hours at 70° C., the product was hydrolyzed with 300 ml of H2O. Filtration with activated carbon at the boiling point yielded a clear solution from which the N-methyl-pyrrolidone-5,5-diphosphonic acid was precipitated with ethanol and acetone. Crude yield 4.2 gm (7% of the theory).

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