2-?[[Hydroxy[(2R)?-?2-?[(1-?oxohexadecyl)?oxy]?-?3-?(triphenylmethoxy)?propoxy]?phosphinyl]?oxy]?-?N,?N,?N-?trimethyl-?ethanaminium Inner Salt is an intermediate in synthesizing 2-Palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (P157350), a food preservative, having the ability to form complexes with starch, retarding its retrodegradation during storage.