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HRID 1859260Generated: November 1, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → N-methyl-N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPhosphorous acidHCID 107909—
ReactantN-Acetyl-N-methylglycineHCID 10975514—
ProductN-methyl-N-(phosphonomethyl)glycineHCID 54149999%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature120 °C

Reaction Steps

N-acetyl sarcosine (XX) (20.0 g, 152.5 mmole), phosphorous acid (12.5g, 152.4 mmole), and concentrated HCl (37.6 g) were mixed and refluxed in a 120° C. oil bath. Formalin, 37% (13.6 g, 167.6 mmole) was added dropwise over 20 min. and the reaction was continued for an additional 19 h. HPLC analysis indicated a 99% yield of N-methylglyphosate (XXI) based on moles of (XX) charged.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06153753
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_11
ORD IDord-67adb6f13e2f44b58b69bea6e4576b4a
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_11