Title: Process for making glyphosate from N-phosphonomethyl-2-oxazolidone
Application Number: 88107635 Application Date: 1988.11.01
Publication Number: 1042359 Publication Date: 1990.05.23
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date: 1993.06.16
International Classifi-cation: C07F9/40
Applicant(s) Name: Monsanto Co. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Donald Lee Fields
Attorney & Agent: QI ZENGDU
Abstract:
     Hydrolysis of N-phosphonomethyl-2-oxazolidone and separation of the carbon dioxide co-product prior to oxidation of the hydrolyzate to glyphosate results in a process of significantly increased efficiency over the previously described processes.
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