EP0915892A1 - Procede pour preparer de la n-phosphonomethylglycine - Google Patents

Procede pour preparer de la n-phosphonomethylglycine

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EP0915892A1
EP0915892A1 EP97934517A EP97934517A EP0915892A1 EP 0915892 A1 EP0915892 A1 EP 0915892A1 EP 97934517 A EP97934517 A EP 97934517A EP 97934517 A EP97934517 A EP 97934517A EP 0915892 A1 EP0915892 A1 EP 0915892A1
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phosphonomethylglycine
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Thomas Neumann
Frank Fleischer
Jürgen GRAEFE
Benedikt Hammer
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Evonik Operations GmbH
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    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07FACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM
    • C07F9/00Compounds containing elements of Groups 5 or 15 of the Periodic Table
    • C07F9/02Phosphorus compounds
    • C07F9/28Phosphorus compounds with one or more P—C bonds
    • C07F9/38Phosphonic acids [RP(=O)(OH)2]; Thiophosphonic acids ; [RP(=X1)(X2H)2(X1, X2 are each independently O, S or Se)]
    • C07F9/3804Phosphonic acids [RP(=O)(OH)2]; Thiophosphonic acids ; [RP(=X1)(X2H)2(X1, X2 are each independently O, S or Se)] not used, see subgroups
    • C07F9/3808Acyclic saturated acids which can have further substituents on alkyl
    • C07F9/3813N-Phosphonomethylglycine; Salts or complexes thereof

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  • the invention relates to a process for the preparation of N-phosphonomethylglycine from aminomethylphosphonic acid or one of its salts.
  • N-phosphonomethylglycine (glyphosate) has been used as a systemic herbicide for more than 20 years. Its effect is based on the inhibition of the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthetase
  • a known disadvantage in the hydroxymethylation and cyanomethylation of primary amines is that mixtures of mono- and disubstituted products are generally formed.
  • N-phosphonomethyliminodiacetic acid is also obtained as a by-product.
  • US Pat. No. 4,221,583 describes the reaction of aminomethylphosphonic acid with formaldehyde and sodium cyanide at pH values from 6.6 to 9.7, N-phosphonomethylglyconitrile being formed in a yield of only 65%.
  • EP-A 1 1 2 580 discloses such a synthesis of N-phosphonomethylglycine from Glyci ⁇ . Glycm is first reacted with sodium carbonate in the sodium salt of the corresponding carbamic acid and then with formalin and diethyl phosphite in N- (O, O'- Diethylphosphonomethyl) glyconitrile converted, from which N-phosphonomethylglycine can be obtained by hydrolysis, but even with this method, the yield is extremely low at 36%.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a process for the preparation of N-phosphonomethylglycine which does not have the disadvantages of the prior art mentioned, but rather enables the preparation of this compound in high yield and good purity with little technical outlay.
  • N-phosphonomethylglycine in a comparatively low technical outlay in excellent yield with high purity. It is particularly surprising that N-phosphonomethyliminodiacetic acid is formed only to a very small extent ( ⁇ 0.5%) during the reaction and is not contained in the isolated N-phosphonomethylglycine.
  • the production of N-phosphonomethylglycine from aminomethylphosphonic acid takes place in several steps, but according to a preferred embodiment the isolation of intermediates is dispensed with and the entire process can be carried out as a one-pot reaction.
  • aminomethylphosphonic acid or one of its salts in water is reacted with an alkali carbonate and / or bicarbonate or with carbon dioxide and an alkali metal hydroxide, optionally with the addition of alkali metal lyes, salts of N-phosphonomethyl carbamic acid being the carboxylation of the amino group Formula (I) arise:
  • a water-soluble alkali carbonate or / and hydrogen carbonate is preferably used, sodium and potassium salts in particular - partly also in the form of their hydrates - being used can be.
  • Sodium or potassium hydroxide solutions are preferred as the alkali hydroxide solution.
  • reaction step a) is carried out in water.
  • the pH can be varied within wide limits and in particular have values between 7 and 14, preferably between 9 and 11. If alkali carbonates or / and hydrogen carbonates are used, a desired higher pH value can be set by adding alkali lye.
  • the molar ratio of aminomethylphosphonic acid or one of its salts to alkali carbonate or bicarbonate can also be varied within wide limits. A molar ratio of 0.9 to 1.2 is preferred.
  • appropriate amounts of an alkali metal hydroxide are expediently added before or during the reaction.
  • reaction temperature is not critical and is preferably between 0 and 80 ° C. However, temperatures that are too high should be avoided in order to avoid decarboxylation of the carbamic acid or its salts. According to a particularly preferred embodiment, a reaction temperature of 10 to 30 ° C. is selected.
  • the concentration of the reaction mixture in reaction step a) is also largely unproblematic. Is preferably carried out in a concentration range of 1 0 to 30 wt .-%, based on the aminomethylphosphonic acid or the corresponding salt.
  • the salt of N-phosphonomethyl carbamic acid formed according to a) is, preferably without isolation, with formaldehyde Formation of a salt of N-hydroxymethyl-N-phosphonomethylcarbamic acid of the formula (II)
  • Formaldehyde can be used as an aqueous solution (formalin) or in the form of paraformaldehyde.
  • the molar ratio of formaldehyde to the aminomethylphosphonic acid used in a) is preferably between 0.9 and 1.2.
  • reaction temperature is also not critical and is preferably between 0 and 80 ° C. Excessively high temperatures should, however, be avoided in order to avoid decarboxylation of N-hydroxymethyl-N-phosphonomethylcarbamic acid or its salts. According to a particularly preferred embodiment, a reaction temperature of 10 to 30 ° C. is therefore set.
  • reaction step c) the salt of N-hydroxymethyl-N-phosphonomethylcarbamic acid formed according to b), preferably without prior isolation, in aqueous alkaline solution with hydrogen cyanide or a cyanide to a salt of N-carboxy-N-phosphonomethylglyconitrile of the formula ( III) implemented.
  • the water-soluble alkali metal cyanides e.g. B. sodium or potassium cyanide is preferred.
  • the molar ratio of hydrogen cyanide or cyanide to the aminomethylphosphonic acid used in a) is preferably chosen in a molar ratio of 0.9 to 1.5.
  • the reaction temperature and pH are preferably chosen so that they correspond to the conditions for the reaction step b) and a possibly complex change in the reaction procedure is not necessary. If necessary or desired, the pH value can be kept constant by simultaneous dosing of an alkali - preferably sodium hydroxide solution or potassium hydroxide solution.
  • reaction step d) of the process according to the invention the salt of N-carboxy-N-phosphonomethylglyconitrile formed according to c) is treated with acids.
  • the desired N-phosphonomethylglycine (IV) is formed with decarboxylation and hydrolysis of the nitrile group.
  • acids are preferably used as acids, e.g. B. hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid and phosphoric acid or formic acid and acetic acid.
  • acids e.g. B. hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid and phosphoric acid or formic acid and acetic acid.
  • concentrated aqueous hydrochloric acid is used, the molar ratio to the aminomethylphosphonic acid used in a) being about 4 to 8.
  • Reaction stage d) is preferably carried out at a temperature of 80 to 120 ° C. in order to ensure a high reaction rate.
  • N-phosphonomethylglycine can be isolated from the reaction mixture obtained according to d) by methods known per se. However, the following two routes are preferred: First, the reaction mixture is freed from the aqueous hydrochloric acid by known methods and the residue is taken up in hot water and the pH is adjusted to 1.5 to 3.0 using bases, in particular sodium hydroxide solution. When cooling, the desired reaction product precipitates in the form of fine crystalline powder, which can optionally be washed with water and dried in vacuo.
  • the N-phosphonomethylglycine dissolved in hot water can be mixed with methanol, the product then being obtained as a finely crystalline powder on cooling.
  • N-phosphonomethylglycine is obtained in yields of up to approx. 88% of theory (based on aminomethylphosphonic acid) and in a purity of approx. 97 to 98%.
  • the following examples are intended to explain the invention in more detail.
  • 11.1 g (0.1 mol) of aminomethylphosphonic acid are suspended in 35 g of water.
  • 28.9 g (0.1 mol) of sodium carbonate decahydrate are added at 20 ° C., the pH of the solution being adjusted to 10 using 25% sodium hydroxide solution after the addition has ended.
  • 3.3 g (0.1 1 mol) of paraformaldehyde and 25% sodium hydroxide solution are added to the reaction solution at about 22 ° C. within 35 minutes.
  • a total of 1 5.9 g (0.1 mol) of 25% sodium hydroxide solution are consumed.
  • 2.97 g (0.11 mol) of hydrocyanic acid are added dropwise to the solution at 22 ° C. over a period of 10 minutes and the mixture is left to stand at room temperature for 2 hours, the pH during and after the addition of the hydrocyanic acid remains at 10.
  • N-phosphonomethylglycine 10.7 g (63.9% of theory, based on aminomethylphosphonic acid) of N-phosphonomethylglycine are obtained with a titrimetrically determined content of 95.8%. According to the ion chromatographic analysis, the combined aqueous filter rates still contain 24% N-phosphonomethylglycine. The solution does not contain N-phosphonomethyliminodiacetic acid.

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Abstract

Pour préparer de la N-phosphonométhylglycine, on fait réagir (a) de l'acide aminométhylphosphonique ou bien l'un de ses sels dans de l'eau, en y ajoutant éventuellement des lessives alcalines, avec un carbonate alcalin et/ou un carbonate d'hydrogène alcalin ou avec un dioxyde de carbone et une lessive alcaline, (b) on hydroxyméthyle le sel alcalin résultant de l'acide N-phosphonométhylcarbamique avec du formaldéhyde, (c) on fait réagir les sels résultant de l'acide N-hydroxyméthyl-N-phosphonométhylcarbamique, en y ajoutant éventuellement une lessive alcaline, avec de l'acide cyanhydrique et/ou un cyanure, et (d) en ajoutant des acides, on transforme les sels résultant de l'acide N-carboxy-N-phosphonométhylformaldéhyde cyanhydrique en N-phosphonométhylglycine par hydrolyse et décarboxylation. Ce procédé donne d'excellents rendements et un haut degré de pureté de la N-phosphonométhylglycine.
EP97934517A 1996-07-24 1997-07-22 Procede pour preparer de la n-phosphonomethylglycine Withdrawn EP0915892A1 (fr)

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