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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Patrick Notté, Wavre, BE;
David Lemin, Brussels, BE;
Cedric Nicolas Pirard, Bolland, BE;
Straitmark Holding AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An improved method for the manufacture of phosphonoalkyl iminodiacetic acid MPO—X—N—(CHCOOM)wherein X is a Clinear or branched alkyl group; and M is selected from hydrogen, alkali, earth-alkali, ammonium and protonated amine is disclosed. The iminodiacetic acid starting material is reacted with a substantially stoichiometric amount of phosphorous acid, in the presence of a large excess of phosphoric acid to thereby yield a reaction medium insoluble reaction product (PAI-DA) which can be separated from the reaction medium. In a particularly preferred approach, the phosphorous acid is prepared in situ starting from liquid PO.