4-Acetyl-3-benzylidenepiperazine-2,5-diones
Abstract
Cyclisation of (N-acetyldidehydrophenylalanyl)sarcosine with acetic anhydride at 75° has furnished the hitherto unknown 4-acetyl-3-trans-benzylidene-1-methylpiperazine-2,5-dione (IV), which readily undergoes deacetylation on treatment with morpholine.