On formation of thiohydantoins from amino acids under acylation conditions.

abstract

• Reactions of glycine, alanine, and phenylalanine with acetic anhydride and ammonium thiocyanate give the 1-acetyl-2-thiohydantoins 2a-c. These results appear to contradict prior literature reports pertaining to this reaction.

authors

• Burgess, Kevin

published proceedings

• J Org Chem

author list (cited authors)

• Reyes, S., & Burgess, K.

citation count

• 39

complete list of authors

• Reyes, Samuel||Burgess, Kevin

publication date

• March 2006

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

published in

• n0022-3263ISSN  Journal

keywords

• Acylation
• Amino Acids
• Molecular Conformation
• Stereoisomerism
• Thiohydantoins

PubMed Central ID

• 16526805

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/jo052576i

start page

• 2507

end page

• 2509

volume

• 71

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jo052576i