Bioreversible protection for the phospho group: chemical stability and bioactivation of di(4-acetoxybenzyl) methylphosphonate with carboxyesterase

Abstract
In contrast to high chemical stability (t1/2 55.4 h at 36.4 °C), with porcine liver Carboxyesterase the title compound 1 spontaneously decomposes first to the monoester 2 then to methylphosphonate, both reactions proceeding via the 4-hydroxybenzyl intermediates 3 and 4.

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