abstract |
SALTS OF N-ACYLAMINO CARABOXYLIC ACIDS, USEFUL AS INTERMEDIATES OR AS SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, ATE MADE BY REACTING AN AMINO ACID AND A CARBOXYLIC ACID, ESTER, OR AMIDE AT 100* C-250* C. IN THE PRESENCE OF A SALT-FORMING BASIC COMPOUND SUCH AS AN ALKALI METAL OR ALKALINE EARTH METAL HYDROXIDE, A TERIARY AMINE, OR A QUATERNARY AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE. |