“…1 H-NMR (400 MHz, D 2 O), δ, ppm: 3.65 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 3H, (CH 3 O)P(O), 3.14 (m, 1H, C H CH 3 ), 1.79 (m, 1H, C H 2 CH 3 ), 1.49 (m, 1H, C H 2 CH 3 ), 1.13 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H, CHC H 3 ,), 0.91 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 3H, CH 2 C H 3 ); 13 C-NMR (100.6 MHz, D 2 O), δ, ppm: 226.0 (d, J = 154.3 Hz, C (O)CH), 52.9 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, (CH 3 O)P(O)), 47.5 (d, J = 43.8 Hz, C HCH 3 ), 24.7 ( C H 2 CH 3 ), 14.4 (CH( C H 3 )), 10.9 (CH 2 C H 3 ); 31 P-NMR (161.9 MHz, D 2 O), δ, ppm: −0.1. The precursor O , O ′-dimethyl (2-methylbutanoyl)phosphonate was prepared according to [ 13 ] from dimethyl phosphite, ethyl vinyl ether, and 2-methylbutanoyl chloride with 60% yield, b.p. 60–61 °C/0.9 mm.…”