Process for preparing tetrahydrocarbylphosphonium bicarbonate salts
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Certain tetrahydrocarbylphosphonium bicarbonate salts are produced by reacting a trihydrocarbyl(hydrocarbylcarboxymethyl)phosphonium hydroxide inner salt with water. For example, methyl tri-n-butylphosphonium bicarbonate salt was prepared in quantitative yields by heating tri-n-butylcarboxymethylphosphonium hydroxide inner salt in an aqueous methanol solution at 100.degree. C. for 3 hours.