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HRID 1153705Generated: October 31, 2026

Formaldehyde → Glyphosate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantGlycineHCID 750—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantDiethylphosphiteHCID 3780918—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
ProductGlyphosateHCID 3496—

Reaction Steps

By using 500 ml. of anhydrous methanol containing 10% tetrahydrofuran, 47.0 g. of triethylamine, 30.0 g. of paraformaldehyde, 37.5 g. of glycine and 55.0 g. of diethylphosphite one may proceed as disclosed in Example 1. 65-66 g. of N-phosphonomethyl-glycine are isolated in crystalline form, purity, above 95%. The quality of the product is identical with the quality of the product obtained according to Example 1.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04486359
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_12
ORD IDord-87ca841987e84da8bcbf120034fb34b3
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_12