Rearrangement of carboxylates derived from N-acetyl-N-nitroso -α-amino-acids
Abstract
While N-acetyl-N-nitrosophenylalanine thermally decomposes by the known mechanism, its carboxylate anion undergoes facile rearrangements initiated by carboxylate attack in methanol or water to give 2-methoxy- or 2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoic acid, respectively.