Phenylacetonitrile → HCID 14401414, compound

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Phenylacetonitrile (5.6 g, 0.05 mole) was mixed with phosphorous acid (8.2 g, 1.0 mole), ISOPAR-M (20 g), and wetting agents (0.25 g each). The mixture was heated at ambient pressure for 4 hours at 150° C. The product was worked up with ethanol to get colorless crystals of 1-amino-1,1-diphosphono-2-phenyl ethane (40%), m.p. 238° C (decomposition).

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