Abstract Acidolysis and hydrolysis of 2-acetoxyethanephosphonic acid dimethyl ester 2 and 2-hydroxyethanephosphonic acid dimethyl ester 3 and their derivatives leads to 2- hydroxyethanephosphonic acid 1. With the aid of 31P-NMR-spectroscopy, the courses of the reactions are investigated and the by-products are identified and determined quantitatively. Acidolyse und Hydrolyse von 2-Acetoxyethanphosphonsäuredimethylester 2 und 2- ...