The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of mono - carboxy dialkylphosphinic acids, - esters and - salts by means of vinylene / nitriles, characterized in that onea) a phosphine acid source (i) with olefins (iv) in the presence of a catalyst a to a alkylphosphonous, the salt or ester (ii) umesetzt,b) the resulting alkylphosphonous, the salt or ester (ii) with acetylenic compounds of the formula (v) in the presence of a catalyst b to a mono - functionalized dialkyl phosphine acid derivative (vi) andc), which has been formed in such a mono - a functionalized dialkyl phosphine acid derivative (vi) with a hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a catalyst c. to give the monofunctionalized dialkyl phosphine acid derivative (vii) andd), which has been formed in such a mono - functionality, by way of a dialkyl phosphine acid derivative (vii) in the presence of a catalyst d to the mono - carboxy dialkyl phosphine acid derivative (iii) , in which r1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are the same or different and independently, inter alia, h, c1-C.18-Alkyl, c.sub.26-C.18-Aryl, c6-C.18-Aralkyl, c.6-C.18-Alkylaryl and x and y are the same or different and independently of one another, h, c1-C.18-Alkyl, c.sub.26-C.18-Aryl, c6-C.18-Aralkyl, c.6-C.18-Alkylaryl, mg, ca, al, sb, sn, ge, ti, fe, zr, zn, ce, bi, sr, mn, cu, ni, li, na, k and / or a protonated nitrogen base, and the catalysts a, b and c around ..
展开▼