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HRID 1706221Generated: October 23, 2026

Formic Acid → Fosmidomycin

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ReactantMagnesium HydroxideHCID 73981—
Reactant3-(Hydroxyamino)propylphosphonic acidHCID 342170—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductFosmidomycinHCID 57265.8%

Reaction Steps

An oily 3-(N-formyl-N-hydroxyamino)propylphosphonic acid (12.05 g.), which was prepared by the reaction of 3-(N-hydroxyamino)propylphosphonic acid (15.5 g.), acetic anhydride (12.3 g.) and formic acid (9.8 ml.) conducted in substantially the same manner as that of Example (31), was dissolved in water (80 ml.) and treated with magnesium hydroxide (5.83 g.) for 15 minutes under ice-cooling with stirring.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04206156
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_06
ORD IDord-d0d185827fa64e5797039853d4dfd715
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_06