THE FORMATION OF α- AND β-ALANINE BY THE INSERTION OF NH(1Δ) RADICALS INTO THE C-H BONDS OF PROPIONIC ACID

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1980.687

The formation of α- and β-alanine in the photolysis of hydrogen azide in propionic acid was confirmed by the NMR spectra.The yield ratios, alanine/nitrogen and β/α in alanine were found to be 0.4 and 1.5, respectively, suggesting that NH(¹Δ) radicals insert into the C-H bonds of propionic acid.