Wenhua Huang, Meiling Wang, Hong Yue
May 1, 2008
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Synthesis
Abstract
N-Acyl amino acids can be converted by oxidative decarboxylation induced by Ag + /Cu 2+ /S 2 O 8 2- at room temperature in water into imides in 24-89% yields. Both N-benzoylvaline and N-benzoylleucine gave N-formylbenzamide, which possibly results from oxidative cleavage of an enamide intermediate.