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Process for preparing amino acid esters

US4496756A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1983
Grant dateJan 29, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C227/12
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A enolizable organic compound, such as benzyl chloride, is reacted with an acid amide, an alcohol, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen in a homogeneous reaction mixture containing a cobalt carbonylation catalyst, an alkali metal alcoholate, and methyl isobutyl ketone so as to form an N-acylamino acid ester such as N-acetyl-D,L-phenylalanine methyl ester.

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