Abstract:
An improved method of preparing N-phosphonomethylglycine in yields over 80 percent comprising: (a) hydrolyzing a phosphonate of the formula wherein in R, R' and R 2 are C 1 -C 4 alkyl at a temperature between about 55°C to reflux temperature water in an amount sufficient to provide a mole ratio of water to phosphonate within a range of abut 10:1 to about 60:1 and HCI in an amount sufficient to provide a mole ratio of HCI to phosphonate within a range of about 2:1 to about 4:1 or higher to yield an acidic aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine; (b) removing volatile phosphonate from the acidic aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine either during or after the hydrolyzing step; (c) precipitating N-phosphonomethylglycine from the acidic solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine by: (1) cooling said solution to below about 80°C; (2) raising the pH of the said solution to within a range of about 1.0 to about 1.8; (3) seeding the solution with 2-4 ppm solid N-phosphonomethylglycine with agitation; and (4) further cooling said solution to about 25°C and continuing agitation and cooled for about 1.5 hours; (d) recovering the precipitated N-phosphonomethylglycine from its mother liquor; and (e) washing the recovered N-phosphonomethylglycine with water to remove impurities and ammonium chloride.
Abstract:
A method for the preparation of a solid, phytoactive composition comprising: (a) reacting an acid form of a phytoactive N-phosphonomethyl-N-carboxylmethyl compound with a liquid amine to form the amine salt of said N-phosphonomethyl-N-carboxylmethyl compound; (b) admixing said amine salt of said N-phosphonomethyl-N-carboxylmethyl compound with a molten surfactant, the surfactant being solid at ambient temperatures; and (c) cooling said mixture to a temperature below the melting point of the surfactant to form a composition comprising said surfactant and said amine salt of N-phosphonomethyl-N-carboxylmethyl compound interdispersed in the matrix thereof and which is solid at ambient temperatures.
Abstract:
A method for the preparation of a solid, phytoactive composition comprising: (a) reacting an acid form of a phytoactive N-phosphonomethyl-N-carboxylmethyl compound with a liquid amine to form the amine salt of said N-phosphonomethyl-N-carboxylmethyl compound; (b) admixing said amine salt of said N-phosphonomethyl-N-carboxylmethyl compound with a molten surfactant, the surfactant being solid at ambient temperatures; and (c) cooling said mixture to a temperature below the melting point of the surfactant to form a composition comprising said surfactant and said amine salt of N-phosphonomethyl-N-carboxylmethyl compound interdispersed in the matrix thereof and which is solid at ambient temperatures.
Abstract:
An improved method of preparing N-phosphonomethylglycine in yields over 80 percent comprising: (a) hydrolyzing a phosphonate of the formula wherein in R, R' and R 2 are C 1 -C 4 alkyl at a temperature between about 55°C to reflux temperature water in an amount sufficient to provide a mole ratio of water to phosphonate within a range of abut 10:1 to about 60:1 and HCI in an amount sufficient to provide a mole ratio of HCI to phosphonate within a range of about 2:1 to about 4:1 or higher to yield an acidic aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine; (b) removing volatile phosphonate from the acidic aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine either during or after the hydrolyzing step; (c) precipitating N-phosphonomethylglycine from the acidic solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine by: (1) cooling said solution to below about 80°C; (2) raising the pH of the said solution to within a range of about 1.0 to about 1.8; (3) seeding the solution with 2-4 ppm solid N-phosphonomethylglycine with agitation; and (4) further cooling said solution to about 25°C and continuing agitation and cooled for about 1.5 hours; (d) recovering the precipitated N-phosphonomethylglycine from its mother liquor; and (e) washing the recovered N-phosphonomethylglycine with water to remove impurities and ammonium chloride.