Phosphonic acid

Structural formula of a phosphonic acid. R can be any organic group.

Phosphonic acids are a type of organic compound that has phosphorus. They have the functional group −PO(OH)2. They are derivatives of phosphorous acid (HPO(OH)2) that replace the single hydrogen atom with the organic part of the molecule. "Phosphonic acid" is also another name for phosphorus acid.[1] Salts and esters of phosphonic acids are called phosphonates.

References

  1. ↑ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. (the "Gold Book") (2025). Online version: (2006–) "Phosphonic acids". doi:10.1351/goldbook.P04560


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