A process for preparing an organic compound, comprising conducting an organic reaction in the presence of a phosphine oxide represented by formula (1); ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is the same or different and each represents a hydrogen or hydrocarbon group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and x is the amount of water as a molar ratio which is 0 to 5.0, exhibiting a high catalytic performance especially in an organic reaction involving an alkylene oxide.
一种制备有机化合物的方法,包括在式(1)所代表的膦氧化物的存在下进行有机反应;其中,式中R.sup.1相同或不同,每个代表1至10个碳原子的氢或烃基,x是
水的摩尔比,范围为0至5.0,特别在涉及环氧烷的有机反应中表现出高催化性能。