Glycine → Glyphosate

HRID 1589112Notes

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

Reactant 2

HCID 750Glycine

HCID 10154022Formylphosphonic Acid

Product 1

HCID 3496GlyphosateYield 65%

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
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04568432

Reaction notes

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