Aceturic acid

Chemical compound

Aceturic acid (N-acetylglycine) is a derivative of the amino acid glycine. The conjugate base of this carboxylic acid is called aceturate, a term used for its esters and salts.

Preparation

Aceturic acid can be prepared by warming glycine either with a slight excess of acetic anhydride in benzene,^[2] or with an equal molar amount of acetic anhydride in glacial (concentrated) acetic acid.^[3]

See also

• Aceglutamide (α-N-Acetylglutamine)
• N-Acetylaspartic acid
• N-Acetylcysteine
• N-Acetylglutamic acid
• N-Acetylleucine
• N^ε-Acetyllysine
• N-Acetyltyrosine
• Aceburic acid

References

1. Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. p. 5–88. ISBN 978-1498754286.
2. Curtius, Th.; Radenhausen, R. (1895). "Hydrazide und Azide organischer Säuren. X Abhandlung. 35. Ueber Hydrazide substituirter Amidosäuren und das Hydrazid der Fumarsäure". J. Prakt. Chem. 52 (1): 433–454. doi:10.1002/prac.18950520134.
3. Dakin, H. D. (1929). "The Condensation of Aromatic Aldehydes with Glycine and Acetylglycine" (PDF). J. Biol. Chem. 82 (2): 439–446. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(20)78291-8.