Phosphonic acid functional group

Phosphonic acid functional group (R–P(=O)(OH)₂): structure, IUPAC naming (suffix phosphonic acid) and the reactions it takes part in.

Overview

The Phosphonic acid functional group has the general structure R–P(=O)(OH)₂. This page covers how it is written, how it is named and which reactions it takes part in.

Structure and naming

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