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Benzene → N-acetyl-(R)-phenyl-alanine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzeneHCID 241—
Reactant2-(Acetylamino)-3-phenyl-2-propenoic acidHCID 95631—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
Catalystcyclo-octadiene-((S)-1,2-Bis-(diphenylphosphino)-3-phenyl-propane)-rhodium-tetrafluoroborateHCID 86738616—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductN-acetyl-(R)-phenyl-alanineHCID 82117499%

Reaction Steps

There were added saturated solution of α-acetamido cinnamic acid in a mixture of 2 parts by volume of ethanol and 1 part by volume of benzene 7.9 mg of the catalyst produced in Example 12. The reaction mixture was sucked into an evacuated 100 ml autoclave and pressurized with 17 bars of hydrogen pressure. After working up in the manner as described in Example 6, there were isolated 4.4 grams of N-acetyl-(R)-phenyl-alanine having a rotary value of [α]D20 =-46.5° (c=1/95% EtOH), corresponding to an optical yield of 99%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04356324
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_10
ORD IDord-008c63fd9da74710bae5d9f2cc8ef5fc
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_10