Talk:Phosphonate

Phosphonates are inorganic ionic compounds as well !

Following the IUPAC naming recommendations of 2005, the inorganic acid HPO(OH)₂ is called phosphonic acid and its salts previously called phosphites are now to be termed phosphonates. This is what is taught in the US system which has adopted the 2005 recommendations. I'll put this on the to-do list! Axiosaurus (talk) 18:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

illustrationsI

The text of this article is adequate. I'd suggest a change in the illustration, one that emphasizes--as opposed to unconsciously de-emphasizing--the phosphorous-carbon covalence that is the essence of phosphonates. My suggestion would be to put the P-C bond on the left end, or maybe at the very top, with the designation R sub One. If there's an official scientific convention calling on us to illustrate this structure in this confusing configuration in which the P-C bond is way over there on the right, last place we come to, and with the R sub Three designation, I'm not aware of that convention, and I've very recently reviewed the IUPAC rules. I sure hope sombody'll fix this, thanks wikipedia.

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Glyphosate is not Roundup

Roundup and glyphosate are not synonymous. Roundup includes adjuvants with separate degradation products. Monsanto's patent on glyphosate expired in 2000. Today there are glyphosate herbicides manufactured under more than 100 different brand names. At least 40% of the world's total supply is made by Chinese firms and not sold under the Roundup name [1]. AMPA is a degradation product of the compound glyphosate, not the formulation Roundup. It is misleading to state otherwise. Wurdeh (talk) 21:03, 23 July 2015 (UTC)