POLYGLYCERYLPHOSPHORIC ACIDS: I. SYNTHESIS OF BIS( L -α-GLYCERYL) PHOSPHORIC ACID

Bis(L-α-glyceryl) phosphoric acid has been prepared by synthesis. It was obtained by phosphorylating D-acetone glycerol with phenylphosphoryl dichloride in the presence of pyridine, and freeing the intermediate product, bis(acetone L-α-glyceryl) phosphoric acid phenyl ester, of its protective groups by catalytic hydrogenolysis and mild acid hydrolysis.