Glycine → Glyphosate
Reaction equation
[NH2:1][CH2:2][C:3]([OH:5])=[O:4].[CH:6]([P:8](=[O:11])([OH:10])[OH:9])=O>>[CH2:2]([NH:1][CH2:6][P:8]([OH:11])([OH:10])=[O:9])[C:3]([OH:5])=[O:4]Participants
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Procedure
The electrochemical reductive alkylation of glycine by formylphosphonic acid was carried out as described in Example 27 except the reaction was carried out in an undivided cell. A 65% yield of glyphosate was found.
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-9771916deca04c90a2e210c1f17c438f
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1986_02
- Patent number
- US04568432
Reaction notes
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