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HRID 1901388Generated: October 31, 2026

(Aminomethyl)phosphonic acid → Glyphosate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(Aminomethyl)phosphonic acidHCID 14017—
ReactantGlyoxylic acid, monohydrateHCID 15620607—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
ProductGlyphosateHCID 3496—
Product(Aminomethyl)phosphonic acidHCID 14017—

Reaction Steps

Aminomethylphosphonic acid was reductively alkylated with glyoxylic acid hydrate under catalytic hydrogenation conditions in the manner described in Example 2, except that the catalyst used was palladium metal (0.05 g), and the pH of the initial reaction mixture was 4.5. A 27% conversion of aminomethylphosphonic acid was obtained with a 93.7% selectivity to glyphosate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05578190
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_11
ORD IDord-083ac860247b4165925586c6eaaa6ffa
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_11