40856-81-3Relevant articles and documents
Highly diastereoselective synthesis of 2-monosubstituted 1R,5S(1S,5R)-glycoluriles on the basis of S- and R-N-carbamoyl-α-amino acids
Kravchenko, Angelina N.,Chegaev, Konstantin Yu.,Chikunov, Il'ya E.,Belyakov, Pavel A.,Maksareva, Elena Yu.,Lyssenko, Konstantin A.,Lebedev, Oleg V.,Makhova, Nina N.
, p. 269 - 271 (2003)
The reactions of 4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-one with chiral S- and R-N-carbamoyl-α-amino acids occur diastereoselectively with the formation of corresponding 1R,5S(1S,5R)-glycoluriles as predominant diastereomers; the absolute configuration is determined
Mechanochemical preparation of hydantoins from amino esters: Application to the synthesis of the antiepileptic drug phenytoin
Konnert, Laure,Reneaud, Benjamin,De Figueiredo, Renata Marcia,Campagne, Jean-Marc,Lamaty, Frdric,Martinez, Jean,Colacino, Evelina
, p. 10132 - 10142 (2015/02/19)
The eco-friendly preparation of 5- and 5,5-disubstituted hydantoins from various amino ester hydrochlorides and potassium cyanate in a planetary ball-mill is described. The one-pot/two-step protocol consisted in the formation of ureido ester intermediates, followed by a base-catalyzed cyclization to hydantoins. This easy-handling mechanochemical methodology was applied to a large variety of α- and β-amino esters, in smooth conditions, leading to hydantoins in good yields and with no need of purification steps. As an example, the methodology was applied to the "green" synthesis of the antiepileptic drug Phenytoin, with no use of any harmful organic solvent.