Description

2-Hydroxy-3-Phosphonooxy-Propanoic Acid is a multifunctional organophosphorus compound that serves as a versatile intermediate and active agent. Its unique structure, featuring both phosphonic and carboxylic acid groups, provides excellent chelating and scale-inhibiting properties, making it valuable for industrial water treatment and formulation chemistry. This product is essential for manufacturers and R&D professionals in sectors requiring high-performance sequestrants or specialty chemical synthesis.

Application

• Industrial Water Treatment: Acts as a highly effective scale and corrosion inhibitor in cooling water, boiler water, and reverse osmosis systems.
• Detergent & Cleaning Formulations: Serves as a powerful builder and chelating agent to sequester hardness ions (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺) and enhance cleaning efficiency.
• Personal Care Products: Used in formulations for its sequestering ability and potential skin-conditioning properties.
• Textile & Leather Processing: Functions as a dispersing and chelating agent in dyeing, bleaching, and tanning processes to improve product quality.
• Pulp & Paper Industry: Employed to control metal ions during bleaching and pulping, preventing catalytic decomposition of bleaching agents.
• Agricultural Chemicals: Can be utilized as an intermediate in the synthesis of certain herbicides or plant growth regulators.
• Metal Surface Treatment: Used in metal cleaning, plating, and finishing baths to control water hardness and prevent scale formation.
• Chemical Synthesis: A key phosphorylating agent and intermediate for producing more complex phosphonate derivatives in pharmaceutical and agrochemical research.

Basic Information

Product Name	2-Hydroxy-3-Phosphonooxy-Propanoic Acid
CAS No.	820-11-1
Molecular Formula	C₃H₇O₇P
Molecular Weight	186.06 g/mol
Synonyms	Glycerol 1-(Dihydrogen Phosphate); 3-Phosphoglyceric Acid; Glycerol 1-Phosphate; 1-Phosphoglyceric Acid; Glycerol-1-Phosphoric Acid; 2-Hydroxy-3-(phosphonooxy)propanoic Acid; 1-O-Phosphonoglycerol; α-Glycerophosphoric Acid
EINECS	212-485-8

Quality Control

Our 2-Hydroxy-3-Phosphonooxy-Propanoic Acid is manufactured under a strict quality management system. Each batch undergoes comprehensive analytical testing to ensure identity, purity, and consistency. We provide a detailed Certificate of Analysis (COA) with key parameters including assay, impurity profile, and physical characteristics. Our quality commitment ensures the product meets the rigorous demands of industrial and formulation applications.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area at a controlled room temperature (15-25°C). Due to its hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive) nature, the container must be kept tightly sealed after opening to prevent absorption of atmospheric moisture, which may affect product quality.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	White to off-white crystalline powder or solid
Identification (IR)	Conforms to structure
Assay (HPLC)	≥ 95.0%
Water Content (KF)	≤ 2.0%
pH (1% Solution)	Contact for details
Heavy Metals (as Pb)	≤ 20 ppm

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.