Chemistry of Amino Acids. II. Studies on α-Alkyl-α-Amino Acids. I. Abnormal Decarbonylation of α-Methyl-α-phenylglycine

Abstract

When the chloride (III) of N-phthaloyl-α-methylphenylglycine submitted to the Friedel-Crafts reaction, it was found that abnormal raction occurred and α-phthal-imidostyrene (IV) was obtained in good yield. Moreover, in the course of the demonstration of this structure, the structure of geometrical isomers of α-methyldeoxybenzoin oxime was established.