2-Hydroxy-2-oxo-1,4,2-oxa-aza-phospha(V) cyclohexane-4-methylene phosphonic acid (OAPhMPh): its structure and symmetry by vibrational spectroscopy

2-Hydroxy-2-oxo-1,4,2-oxa-aza-phospha(V) cyclohexane-4-methylene phosphonic acid (OAPhMPh) was obtained by a Mannich type reaction. From NMR spectroscopy a chair-conformed heterocyclic structure is suggested. Infrared and Raman data are in agreement with this symmetry and show no evidence of dimeric structure. q 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.