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HRID 1901389Generated: October 31, 2026

(Aminomethyl)phosphonic acid → Glyphosate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(Aminomethyl)phosphonic acidHCID 14017—
ReactantGlyoxylic acid, monohydrateHCID 15620607—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
ProductGlyphosateHCID 349696%

Reaction Steps

Aminomethylphosphonic acid and glyoxylic acid hydrate were reacted under catalytic hydrogenation conditions in the manner described in Example 2, except prior to introduction of hydrogen, the pH was adjusted to 8.0. A 96% yield of glyphosate was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05578190
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_11
ORD IDord-65d1b159d23c469783c66d16105bfe6a
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_11