Abstract(3‐(3‐Bromo‐4‐hydroxy‐S‐methoxy‐phenyl)alanine (Ie) exerts a long‐acting antihypertensive effect in rats and dogs : its synthesis and its optical resolution have already appeared in the literature. 1 Ten new mono‐ and polybrominated phenylalanines with hydroxy‐ and/or methoxy‐groups are here described. These unnatural amino‐acide were synthesized by direct bromination, or via the acetamidomalonic esters (V), or via the azlactones (VI) and the corresponding phenylpyruvic acids (VIII).
Abstract(3‐(3‐Bromo‐4‐hydroxy‐S‐methoxy‐phenyl)alanine (Ie) exerts a long‐acting antihypertensive effect in rats and dogs : its synthesis and its optical resolution have already appeared in the literature. 1 Ten new mono‐ and polybrominated phenylalanines with hydroxy‐ and/or methoxy‐groups are here described. These unnatural amino‐acide were synthesized by direct bromination, or via the acetamidomalonic esters (V), or via the azlactones (VI) and the corresponding phenylpyruvic acids (VIII).