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HRID 1589111Generated: November 2, 2026

Glycine → Glyphosate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantGlycineHCID 750—
ReactantFormylphosphonic AcidHCID 10154022—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
ProductGlyphosateHCID 349634%

Reaction Steps

Reaction of formylphosphonic acid and glycine was carried out in the manner described in Example 16 except that the catalyst was 1% palladium on alumina (0.5 g, 3.2 mm pellets). A 34% yield of glyphosate was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04568432
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_02
ORD IDord-2037c9c108ac45baa65f71caf36f56b2
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_02