N-Dimethylphosphinoyl-substituted Aminomethanephosphonic Acids

Abstract

Three new N-phosphinoyl-substituted aminomethanephosphonic acids have been synthesized and characterized: dimethylphosphinoylmethyl-imino-bis(methanephosphonic acid) (1), [3-(dimethylphosphinoyl)-propyl]-imino-bis(methanephosphonic acid) (2), and N-benzyl-Ndimethylphosphinoylmethyl- aminomethanephosphonic acid (3). The latter was isolated as a hydrochloride 3 ・ HCl. The acids have been prepared via Moedritzer-Irani reaction from the corresponding dimethylphosphinoyl-substituted primary and secondary aliphatic amines. Their structures have been confirmed by elemental analysis, IR, 1H, 31P{1H}, 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.