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Phosphonylation of catechin (CA) has been achieved using inorganic diphosphonate (DP) in aqueous solution. The optimum condition for the phosphonylation of catechin with DP is CA : DP = 1 : 10, pH 6 and 25 °C. 3'-Phosphonylcatechin and 4'-phosphonylcatechin were synthesized with the total yield of more than 25 %. The phosphonylated products of CA were stable at 10 °C and pH 3. The reaction mechanism of CA with DP was discussed.