10.1039/P19810000906
The research investigates the absolute configuration of (+)-3-amino-2-phenylpropionic acid (1) through chemical correlation with (+)-(S)-1-amino-2-phenylbutane (2). The study involved synthesizing various derivatives of compound (1), including (+)-2-phenyl-3-phthalimidopropionic acid (3), (+)-2-phenyl-3-phthalimidopropionyl chloride (4), (+)-1-diazo-3-phenyl-4-phthalimidobutan-2-one (5), (+)-2-phenyl-1-phthalimidobutan-3-one (6), (+)-3,3-ethylenedithio-2-phenyl-1-phthalimidobutane (7), and (+)-2-phenyl-1-phthalimidobutane (8). The optical rotations and optical rotatory dispersion (o.r.d.) curves of these compounds were measured and analyzed. The results indicated that the conversion from (+)-(1) to (+)-(2) occurred without significant racemization, confirming the (S)-configuration of (+)-3-amino-2-phenylpropionic acid. The study also compared the molecular optical rotations of these compounds with known values, supporting the stereochemical configurations determined.