Hydrochloric Acid → N-[(Diethoxyphosphoryl)methyl]glycine

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Reaction Steps

8.6 g. of 37% formaline (= 0.1 moles of formaldehyde) are added to a stirred solution of 4.0 g. (0.1 moles) of sodium hydroxide and 7.5 g. (0.1 moles) of glycine in 40 ml. of water. After 10 minutes of stirring at 0° to 5° C, 13.8 g. (0.1 moles) of diethyl phosphite are added, and stirring is continued for 2 hours at 90° to 100° C. The reaction mixture is cooled, acidified with hydrochloric acid, and extracted to obtain diethyl N-carboxymethyl-aminomethyl-phosphonate. The product melts at 132°-134° C with decomposition.

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