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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1995
David L Anton, Wilmington, DE (US);
Robert Dicosimo, Wilmington, DE (US);
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a process for producing mixtures of glyoxylate and a dialkyl aminomethylphosphonate and the subsequent production of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, also known as glyphosate. The process comprises preparing in situ a mixture of glyoxylate and a dialkyl aminomethylphosphonate (DEAMPA) by enzymatically reacting glycolic acid (glycolate) and oxygen in an aqueous solution in the presence of a dialkyl aminomethylphosphonate and catalysts consisting of glycolate oxidase and catalase. The resulting mixture can be hydrogenated and then subjected to hydrolysis to produce N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, a post-emergent phytotoxicant and herbicide.