Methylphosphonic acid
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MeSH | C032627 |
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Chemical formula | CH5O3P |
Molar mass | 96.02 |
Appearance | White Solid |
Melting point | 105 to 107 °C (221 to 225 °F; 378 to 380 K)[1] |
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Methylphosphonic acid is an organophosphorus compound with the chemical formula CH3P(O)(OH)2. The phosphorus center is tetrahedral and is bonded to a methyl group, two OH groups and an oxygen. Methylphosphonic acid is a white, non-volatile solid that is poorly soluble in organic solvent but soluble in water and common alcohols.[2]
Preparation
Methylphosphonic acid can be prepared from triethylphosphite by first using a Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction to generate the phosphorus(V) centre:[3]
- CH3Cl + P(OC2H5)3 → CH3PO(OC2H5)2 + C2H5Cl
The resulting dialkylphosphonate is then treated with chlorotrimethylsilane before hydrolysis of the siloxyphosphonate to generate the desired product.[3]
- CH3PO(OC2H5)2 + 2 Me3SiCl → CH3PO(OSiMe3)2 + 2 C2H5Cl
- CH3PO(OSiMe3)2 + 2H2O → CH3PO(OH)2 + 2 HOSiMe3
The reaction pathway proceeds via the siloxyphosphonate intermediate due to the difficulty in directly hydrolysing dialkylphosphonates. Katritzky and co-workers published a one-pot synthesis of methylphosphonic acid in 1989.[3]
References
- ^ "Methylphosphonic Acid". Sigma-Aldrich. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "methylphosphonic acid - Compound Summary". NCBI. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ a b c Katritzky, Alan R.; Pilarski, Boguslaw; Johnson, Jack W. (1989). "A One-Pot Procedure For the Preparation of Phosphonic Acids From Alkyl Halides". The New Journal for Organic Synthesis. 22 (2): 209–213. doi:10.1080/00304949009458197.
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- PO3H2−
- P(O–)3
- P2O5·nH2O
- OP(O–)3
- –P(OH)2
- –P(O–)2
- –P(O)(O–)2
- –OP<
- free acid HOP(CF3)2
- HOP(O)<
- PO2H−
2 - –P<
- –P(O)<
- (–O)2PN<
- (–O)2P(O)N<
- e.g. Phosphocreatine
- –OP(N<)2
- –OP(O)(N<)2
- P(N<)3
- e.g. P(NMe2)3
- OP(N<)3
- –NP(N<)3
- –P(O)(O–)N<
- –P(O)(N<)2
- >P(O)N<
- PSxO3−
4-x - (–O)3PS
- (-P)5