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(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 numberUS05874612
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_02
ORD IDord-aa2d357ff23046789b5dfc6ba8ce96a7
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_02