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HRID 1089367Generated: October 30, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → Glyphosate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantDisodiumHCID 141233—
ReactantHCID 86744317HCID 86744317—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductGlyphosateHCID 349650.4%
Product(Aminomethyl)phosphonic acidHCID 1401718.7%

Reaction Steps

The procedure of Example 5 was followed in heating the disodium salt of [bis(2hydroxyethyl)amino]methylphosphonic acid trihydrate (2.0 g, 0.007 mol) in a 20% solution of potassium hydroxide (1.5 g, 0.02 mol) and sodium hydroxide (1.1 g, 0.03 mol) in water (10.0 g) at 250° C. for 60 minutes. Product isolation gave N-phosphonomethylglycine (0.57 g, 50.4%) and aminomethylphosphonic acid (0.14 g, 18.7%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04965403
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_10
ORD IDord-9017447f857646698c917428a14f174c
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_10