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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 31, 2001 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

PREPARATION OF N-ACYL DERIVATIVES OF AMINO ACIDS FROM ACYL CHLORIDES AND AMINO ACIDS IN THE PRESENCE OF CATIONIC SURFACTANTS. A VARIATION OF THE SCHOTTEN-BAUMANN METHOD OF BENZOYLATION OF AMINO ACIDS

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Pages 555-564 | Received 10 May 2000, Published online: 16 Aug 2006
 

Abstract

A very efficient method for the preparation of N-acylamino acids from the corresponding acyl chloride and amino acid is described. Amino acids, potassium carbonate, acyl chloride, and a catalytic amount of cationic surfactants were mixed in tetrahydrofuran and refluxed without ever obtaining a clear reaction mixture. After hot filtration, the product was isolated from the hot tetrahydrofuran solution in very high or almost quantitative yields.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work was supported by Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund (LEQSF-RD-A-30).

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