= Phosphonate ester
A <phosphonate ester> contains a phosphorus-carbon bond and esterified phosphorus-oxygen groups, commonly represented as $\mathrm{R-P(=O)(OR')_2}$. The carbon bonded directly to <phosphorus> distinguishes this framework from an ordinary phosphate ester.
Changing the organic groups changes <solubility> and reactivity while retaining the phosphorus-containing functional group. Phosphonate esters are consequently useful intermediates for forming carbon-carbon bonds in organic synthesis.
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