IP Library Granted Patent US 12662496
Granted Patent B2
US 12662496 · App. 18/556,894 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Method for preparing 4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-2-oxobutanoic acid

Inventors: Shuguang Zhou (Hangzhou, CN); Lirong Yang (Hangzhou, CN); Long Qin (Hangzhou, CN); Haisheng Zhou (Hangzhou, CN); Shenluan Yu (Hangzhou, CN); Jianping Wu (Hangzhou, CN); Linlin Wang (Hangzhou, CN); Bo Zhan (Hangzhou, CN); Ping Wang (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignees: ZHEJIANG WYNCA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD; ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
C07F9/301
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Patent No.
US 12662496
App. No.
18/556,894
Filed
Oct 24, 2023
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1692
USPC
562/24
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for preparing 4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-2-oxobutanoic acid, comprising the following steps: a) mixing acryloyl chloride, a first solvent, a polymerization inhibitor, a catalyst and potassium ferrocyanide, performing a substitution reaction, and performing distillation under reduced pressure to obtain an acryloyl cyanide intermediate; b) mixing the acryloyl cyanide intermediate obtained in step a) with hydrochloric acid and a polymerization inhibitor, performing a hydrolysis reaction, and then performing purification treatment to obtain crude 2-carbonyl-3-butenoic acid; c) mixing the crude 2-carbonyl-3-butenoic acid obtained in step b) with a second solvent and methyldichlorophosphine, and performing an addition reaction to obtain a solution containing diacyl chloride; d) mixing the solution containing diacyl chloride obtained in step c) with water, performing a hydrolysis reaction, and performing purification to obtain 4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-2-oxobutanoic acid. The preparation method provided by the present invention has simple process, mild conditions, good controllability, low cost and high yield.

Claims (14)

1 . A method for preparing 4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-2-oxobutanoic acid, comprising the following steps:

a) mixing acryloyl chloride, a first solvent, a polymerization inhibitor, a catalyst and potassium ferrocyanide, performing a substitution reaction, and performing distillation under reduced pressure to obtain an acryloyl cyanide intermediate;

b) mixing the acryloyl cyanide intermediate obtained in step a) with hydrochloric acid and a polymerization inhibitor, performing a hydrolysis reaction, and then performing purification treatment to obtain crude 2-carbonyl-3-butenoic acid;

c) mixing the crude 2-carbonyl-3-butenoic acid obtained in step b) with a second solvent and methyldichlorophosphine, and performing an addition reaction to obtain a solution containing diacyl chloride;

d) mixing the solution containing diacyl chloride obtained in step c) with water, performing hydrolysis a reaction, and performing purification to obtain 4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-2-oxobutanoic acid.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step a), the first solvent is selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran, phenylacetonitrile and a combination thereof.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step a), the polymerization inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of 4-methoxyphenol, butylated hydroxytoluene, mono tert-butyl hydroquinone, methyl hydroquinone and a combination thereof; wherein the polymerization inhibitor and acryloyl chloride are in a mass ratio of (0.001-0.05):1.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step a), the catalyst is cuprous cyanide; the catalyst, potassium ferrocyanide and acryloyl chloride are in a molar ratio of (0.01-0.1):(0.3-3):1.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step a), the substitution reaction is conducted at a temperature of 0° C.-100° C. for 0.5 h-48 h.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step a), the distillation under reduced pressure is conducted at a temperature of 10° C.-60° C.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step b), the hydrolysis reaction is conducted at a temperature of 50° C.-130° C. for 1 h-24 h.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step c), the second solvent is selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, dichloroethane, chloroform, hexane, heptane, benzene, toluene, xylene and a combination thereof.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step c), the addition reaction is conducted at a temperature of 0° C.-100° C. for 1 h-24 h.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step d), the hydrolysis reaction is conducted at a temperature of 0° C.-100° C. for 0.1 h-24 h.