Water → Aluminum tris(3-(diethoxyphosphoryl)propanoate)

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Use as a reaction vessel a 500 milliliter (mL) single neck round bottomed flask fitted with a condenser with a nitrogen inlet. Charge the vessel with 3-(diethyoxyphosphoryl)propanoic acid (20.30 g) followed by the addition of water (150 mL) and aluminum hydroxide monohydrate (2.709 g). Heat the resulting solution to 90° C. and hold at that temperature for eight hours. Remove the water using a rotovap to leave behind a solid material. Add 100 mL of acetone and isolate the solid by vacuum filtration using a Buchner funnel and wash with acetone (100 mL). Transfer the solid product to a glass bottle and place in a vacuum oven to dry overnight. The yield of the solid product, aluminum tris(3-(diethoxyphosphoryl)propanoate), is 12.45 g.

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