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HRID 1883238Generated: October 27, 2026

Phosphonic acid → Glyphosate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphonic acidHCID 407—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant2,5-PiperazinedioneHCID 7817—
ReactantPhosphorus trichlorideHCID 24387—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductGlyphosateHCID 3496—

Reaction Steps

The sequence of reactions in Reaction Scheme 9a is comparable to those set forth in Reaction Scheme 9 except that N-acetylglycine XVIII is deacylated to form 2,5-diketopiperazine XXX. 2,5-diketopiperazine XXX is then reacted with formaldehyde and H3PO3, PCl3 or other H3PO3 source to produce N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine I and acetic acid. Acetic acid which is produced in the hydrolysis step can be reacted with ammonia to generate acetamide for the carboxymethylation step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06759549B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_07
ORD IDord-7544217d5e4645538d074d85bacd8019
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_07