| abstract |
As new compounds, long-chain alkylmethylammonium salts of N-phosphonomethylglycine having the formulan wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or saturated or unsaturated straight or branched chain alkyl groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and wherein at least two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 are saturated short-chain alkyl groups having from 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and at least one of R 1 , R z , R 3 or R 4 is a saturated or unsaturated straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms. |