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HRID 617900Generated: October 27, 2026

Formaldehyde → Diisopropyl hydroxymethylphosphonate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPhosphorous acid, bis(1-methylethyl) esterHCID 21884976—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
ProductDiisopropyl hydroxymethylphosphonateHCID 1086723567.5%

Reaction Steps

50.0 g of diisopropyl phosphite, 8.5 g of paraformaldehyde and 4.0 ml of triethylamine were reacted according to the method indicated in Example 1A). Chromatography of the crude product on silica gel (eluent: n-hexane/ethyl acetate 1:4) yielded 37.5 g of diisopropyl hydroxymethylphosphonate as an oil, which was reacted further without purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05952327
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_09
ORD IDord-2f4441f1744f41ee88c6ae8dc67b45b4
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_09