Thiohydantoins
| Thiohydantoins |
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 General formula (R = H, alkyl, alkylaryl, aryl etc.) |
Thiohydantoins are heterocyclic thiourea compounds of α- amino acids , which are important as intermediates in amino acid synthesis and in the elucidation of the structure of polypeptides.
Thiohydantoins arise from the reaction of α-amino acids with esters of isothiocyanic acid. The main body of the thiohydantoins is 2-thiohydantoin (R = H; C 3 H 4 N 2 OS; CAS number : 503-87-7).
Individual evidence
- ^ Brockhaus ABC chemistry in two volumes . VEB FA Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig, 1965, page 1409.