Reaction of organolead triacetates with 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-5-one. The synthesis of α-aryl- and α-vinyl-N-acetylglycines and their ethyl esters and their enzymic resolution

Abstract

4-Ethoxycarbonyl-2-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-5-one 7, which may be readily obtained from diethyl acetamidomalonate, undergoes high-yielding arylation and vinylation at the 4-position with organolead triacetates to give compounds which may be hydrolysed to give either the α-aryl- or α-vinyl-N-acetylglycine or the corresponding ethyl ester. The kinetic resolution of a number of these derivatives by enzymic hydrolysis of either the amide or ester function has been demonstrated.

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