N_α,N_ω-DIPHOSPHONO-, DIPHOSPHINO-METHYL-L-α,ω-DIAMINOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS

Abstract

Treatment of N-hydroxymethylated lactames 1,4-diamino-L-butanoic acid–1, L-ornithine–2, and L-lysine–3 is carried out with phosphorus trichloride to give the phosphonic acids 4, 5 and 6, and with methyldichlorophosphine to give the methylphosphinic acids 7, 8 and 9, which after alkaline hydrolysis liberate the carboxylic acids 10–15. Analogously, from the L-lysine derivative–16 and the aminomethylphosphonic acid derivative 18, the acids 15 and 19 are obtained after hydrolysis. The herbicidal activity of the lysine derivative 15 is established.