This chemical is called Dimethyl hydroxymethylphosphonate, and it can also be named as Hydroxymethylphosphonic acid dimethyl ester. With the molecular formula of C₃H₉O₄P, its molecular weight is 140.07. The CAS registry number of this chemical is 24630-67-9.

Other characteristics of the Dimethyl hydroxymethylphosphonate can be summarised as followings: (1)ACD/LogP: -1.92; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0 ; (3)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (5)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 2; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 2; (7)#H bond acceptors: 4; (8)#H bond donors: 1; (9)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (10)Polar Surface Area: 65.57 Å²; (11)Index of Refraction: 1.41; (12)Molar Refractivity: 27.847 cm³; (13)Molar Volume: 112.434 cm³; (14)Polarizability: 11.039×10^-24cm³; (15)Surface Tension: 38.289 dyne/cm; (16)Density: 1.246 g/cm³; (17)Flash Point: 80.469 °C; (18)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 51.845 kJ/mol; (19)Boiling Point: 209.444 °C at 760 mmHg; (20)Vapour Pressure: 0.047 mmHg at 25°C.

Uses of this chemical: The Dimethyl hydroxymethylphosphonate could react with ethoxyethene, and obtain the (1-ethoxy-ethoxymethyl)-phosphonic acid dimethyl ester. This reaction needs the reagent of concd. HCl. The yield is 81 %. In additon, this reaction should be taken at the temperature ambient temperature.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
1.SMILES: O=P(OC)(OC)CO
2.InChI: InChI=1/C3H9O4P/c1-6-8(5,3-4)7-2/h4H,3H2,1-2H3
3.InChIKey: OIERWUPLBOKSRB-UHFFFAOYAH