Octadecylphosphonic acid

Octadecylphosphonic acid Property

Melting point:

99℃

Boiling point:

463.6±28.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

0.969

storage temp. 

Store at room temperature

form 

Crystalline

pka

2?+-.0.10(Predicted)

color 

White to off-white

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

Hydrolytic Sensitivity

4: no reaction with water under neutral conditions

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

InChI

InChI=1S/C18H39O3P/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-22(19,20)21/h2-18H2,1H3,(H2,19,20,21)

InChIKey

FTMKAMVLFVRZQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

P(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)(=O)(O)O

CAS DataBase Reference

4724-47-4

EPA Substance Registry System

Phosphonic acid, octadecyl- (4724-47-4)

Safety

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29319090

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

Precautionary statements

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

P332+P313IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P337+P313IF eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.

Octadecylphosphonic acid Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

Octadecylphosphonic acid is used as detergents, dispersants, emulsifiers, and chelating agents. Alkyl phosphonic acids are typically sparingly soluble in both organic solvents and water, but become more soluble in water when neutralized to phosphonates at neutral to high pH. 

Chemical Properties

crystalline solid

Uses

n-Octadecylphosphonic acid is used in thermal paper for receipts, adding machines and tickets. It acts as surfactant, emulsifier, dispersants and chelating agents. Further, it is a long chain phosphonic acid compound utilized for proteomics research. In addition to this, it is used to prepare modified mesoporous magnetic nano particles through Lewis acid/base interaction.

General Description

Octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) is used as a self-assembled monolayer that forms a surfactant which strongly bonds with the surface atoms of different metal oxides. It provides hydrophobic properties and covers a higher surface area than the predominantly used silanes.

Synthesis

Under argon protection, octadecyl diethyl phosphite (1.2 g) was added to a Schlenk flask with 10 mL of dichloromethane. TMSBr (2.0 g, 4 mmol) was added slowly via syringe and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The following day, dichloromethane and unreacted TMSBr were removed by distillation under reduced pressure. 15 mL of methanol was added to the residue and stirring was continued for 3 hr. Subsequently, methanol was evaporated under reduced pressure to give an off-white crystalline solid. The crude product was dissolved in boiling hexane with vigorous stirring and left to partition, cooled to room temperature and filtered. This purification process was repeated three times for complete removal of oily impurities, resulting in a white solid product. The product was characterized as follows: 1H NMR (CDCl3, ppm, J Hz): δ 8.73 (br, 2H, OH), 1.90 (m, 2H, PCH2, J = 26.75), 1.616 (br, 2H, CH2), 1.39 (br, 2H, CH2), 1.19 (s, 30H, CH2-alkyl), 0.877 (t, 3H, CH3, J = 13.0). Mass spectrum: [M+] = 334.26. Elemental analysis: C18H39O3P, calculated values: C, 64.64; H, 11.75; measured values: C, 64.62; H, 11.72.

References

[1] Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2014, vol. 28, # 1, p. 143 - 148
[2] Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and Related Elements, 2002, vol. 177, # 4, p. 877 - 891
[3] Chemistry of Materials, 2018, vol. 30, # 21, p. 8034 - 8039