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45521

Glyphosate

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

N-(Phosphonomethyl)glycine, Glyphosate

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Linear Formula:
(HO)2P(O)CH2NHCH2CO2H
CAS Number:
1071-83-6
Molecular Weight:
169.07
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329756808
EC Number:
213-997-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2045054
MDL number:
MFCD00055350

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Product Name

Glyphosate, PESTANAL®, analytical standard

InChI key

XDDAORKBJWWYJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C3H8NO5P/c5-3(6)1-4-2-10(7,8)9/h4H,1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H2,7,8,9)

SMILES string

OC(=O)CNCP(O)(O)=O

grade

analytical standard

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

230 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
environmental

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

Glyphosate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in environmental samples using different chromatography techniques.
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General description

Glyphosate is a nonselective, broad-spectrum, perennial herbicide, employed at post-emergence stage for weed and vegetation control.

Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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BCCJ2151
BCCC7102
BCBZ6585
BCBW9283
BCBV0664

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Determination of glyphosate by ion chromatography
Zhu Y, et al.
Talanta, 850(1-2), 297-301 (1999)
Glyphosate: A Unique Global Herbicide (1997)
Re-evaluation of glyphosate determination in water by liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray tandem mass spectrometry
Ibanez M, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1134(1-2), 51-55 (2006)
Amy Lavin Williams et al.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews, 15(1), 39-96 (2011-12-29)
Glyphosate is the active ingredient of several widely used herbicide formulations. Glyphosate targets the shikimate metabolic pathway, which is found in plants but not in animals. Despite the relative safety of glyphosate, various adverse developmental and reproductive problems have been
Hugh J Beckie
Pest management science, 67(9), 1037-1048 (2011-05-07)
This review focuses on proactive and reactive management of glyphosate-resistant (GR) weeds. Glyphosate resistance in weeds has evolved under recurrent glyphosate usage, with little or no diversity in weed management practices. The main herbicide strategy for proactively or reactively managing
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Articles

LC/MS/MS Method for Determination of Glyphosate, AMPA, and Glufosinate in Cereals

Glyphosate and related compounds are measured in oatmeal and infant cereal using ion-exchange polymer-based particles for HPLC and SPE. Low level detection was obtained.

Simplified LC-MS/MS for Herbicides in Cereals

Glyphosate analysis: LC-MS/MS method with Supel™ Carbon LC U/HPLC column for stability and retention.

Protocols

EPA Method 547: HPLC Analysis of Glyphosate and Glyphosate Degradation Product (Aminomethyl)phosphonic Acid (AMPA)

EPA Method 547 outlines the analysis of glyphosate in drinking water by direct aqueous injection HPLC, post column derivatization, and fluorescence detection

LC/MS Analysis of Glyphosate and Metabolites on apHera™ NH2, 2 mm I.D. Column

LC/MS Analysis of Glyphosate and Metabolites on apHera™ NH2, 2 mm I.D. Column

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