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HRID 414133Generated: October 30, 2026

Formamide → N-Formyl-L-phenylalanine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormamideHCID 713—
ReactantL-PhenylalanineHCID 6140—
ProductN-Formyl-L-phenylalanineHCID 759256—

Reaction Steps

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, a slurry of 1.65 gm (10 mmol) phenylalanine in 4.0 ml (100 mmol) formamide was heated at 90° C. for 45 minutes. Examination of the resulting homogeneous solution by proton NMR showed an 85% conversion of the phenylalanine to its N-formyl derivative.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04789757
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_12
ORD IDord-698f8654597746aebff6e872ea39ebfe
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_12