The acid catalysed hydrolysis of acetylglycine and glycyltyrosine
Abstract
The hydrolysis of acetylglycine and glycyltyrosine have been carried out over a wide range of acidities in hydrochloric, perchloric, and sulphuric acids at 100·1 °C. Treatment of the rate data by Zucker–Hammett, Bunnett W and W*, and Bunnett–Olsen linear free energy relationship criteria of mechanism indicates that hydrolysis takes place by a simple bimolecular A-2 mechanism.