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HRID 26655Generated: October 26, 2026

Triethyl 2-phosphonopropionate → 2-Phosphonopropionic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriethyl 2-phosphonopropionateHCID 107155—
SolventHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Product2-Phosphonopropionic acidHCID 73187—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of ethyl-2-(diethoxyphosphinyl)propionate (15 g., 0.063 moles) in 6 N hydrochloric acid (150 ml.) is heated to reflux for 2.5 hours. After this time, the reaction vessel is fitted with a Dean-Stark trap and heated at reflux an additional thirty minutes. The reaction mixture is concentrated in vacuo to yield 2-phosphonopropionic acid (quantitative).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04151172
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_04
ORD IDord-51634a379c774f2fb0c7ff187d1ea7c9
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_04