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HRID 1589112Generated: November 1, 2026

Glycine → Glyphosate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantGlycineHCID 750—
ReactantFormylphosphonic AcidHCID 10154022—
ProductGlyphosateHCID 349665%

Reaction Steps

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.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04568432
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_02
ORD IDord-9771916deca04c90a2e210c1f17c438f
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_02