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Chemical structure of N-(Phosphonomethyl)LMinodiacetic Acid | 5994-61-6

CAS: 5994-61-6

SKU: S1834

N-(Phosphonomethyl)LMinodiacetic Acid | SKU: S1834

Synonyms: 2,2′-(Phosphonomethylazanediyl)diacetic acid

N-(Phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic Acid (PMIDA) is a phosphonate-diacid compound that Sarchem Labs supplies for agrochemical manufacturing. Every lot ships with a Certificate of Analysis and Safety Data Sheet.

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Specifications

Linear Formula	C5H10NO7P
Molecular Weight	227.11 g/mol
CAS Number	5994-61-6
MDL Number	MFCD01332230

Applications

Herbicide active-ingredient manufacturing — PMIDA is the direct synthetic precursor to glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide active ingredient, produced industrially by oxidative cleavage of PMIDA’s N-substituent

Phosphonate/chelating-agent chemistry research

Product Description

What is PMIDA?

PMIDA combines a phosphonomethyl group with an iminodiacetic acid backbone. Industrially, its main significance is as the direct precursor in the standard commercial route to glyphosate — a catalytic oxidation step converts PMIDA’s N-CH2-COOH arm into the final glyphosate structure.

Uses of PMIDA

This compound is manufactured at industrial scale as the key intermediate in glyphosate herbicide production, and is used in phosphonate-chemistry research more broadly given its chelating diacid/phosphonate structure.