The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Syntheses of α-Keto Amides and Acids from Ethyl Alkylidenecyanoacetates1

M Igarashi, H Midorikawa

Index: Igarashi,M.; Midorikawa,M. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1963 , vol. 28, p. 3088 - 3092

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Citation Number: 11

Abstract

Decarboxylation gave The key intermediates in this synthesis are epoxy amides (11) prepared from I and hydrogen peroxide. epoxy amides were converted into the corresponding acids (111) by alkaline hydrolysis. a-keto amides (IV); further, the aniidev (IV) were hydrolyzed to a-keto acids in good yield.