Urech hydantoin synthesis
Urech hydantoin synthesis | |
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Named after | Friedrich Urech |
Reaction type | Ring forming reaction |
The Urech hydantoin synthesis is the chemical reaction of amino acids with potassium cyanate and hydrochloric acid to give hydantoins.[1][2]
![The Urech hydantoin synthesis](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Urech_Hydantoin_Synthesis_Scheme.png/350px-Urech_Hydantoin_Synthesis_Scheme.png)
Reaction mechanism[]
![Urech Hydantoin synthesis](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/UrechHydantoinReaction.png/400px-UrechHydantoinReaction.png)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Urech, Friedrich (1873). "XXI. Ueber Lacturaminsäure und Lactylharnstoff". Liebigs Ann. 165: 99. doi:10.1002/jlac.18731650110.
- ^ Ware, Elinor (1950). "The Chemistry of the Hydantoins". Chem. Rev. 46 (3): 403–70. doi:10.1021/cr60145a001. PMID 24537833.
External links[]
- [1] English translation of 1873 German article 'on lactyl amino acids and lactyl ureas' by
Categories:
- Ring forming reactions
- Condensation reactions
- Nitrogen heterocycle forming reactions
- Heterocycle forming reactions
- Hydantoins
- Name reactions