1. Reaction of amino acids with alkyl p-toluenesulfonates
- Author
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Yoshihiro Nitta and Yasushi Arakawa
- Subjects
chemistry.chemical_classification ,Ethanol ,Chemical Phenomena ,Carboxylic acid ,Benzenesulfonates ,Alcohol ,General Chemistry ,General Medicine ,Catalysis ,Amino acid ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Acid catalysis ,Chemistry ,Sulfonate ,chemistry ,Drug Discovery ,Organic chemistry ,Beta-Hydride elimination ,Amino Acids ,Alkyl - Abstract
Recently, it has been reported that the treatment of amino acids with alkyl p-toluenesulfonates in alcohol affords the p-toluenesulfonates of the corresponding alkyl esters in high yields. The results of our examination of this reaction indicated that the reaction proceeds predominantly through the general acid-catalyzed esterification of carboxylic acid by alcohol, and the involvement of transesterification is minor.
- Published
- 1985