Aceturic acid explained

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,^[1] or with an equal molar amount of acetic anhydride in glacial (concentrated) acetic acid.^[2]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Hydrazide und Azide organischer Säuren. X Abhandlung. 35. Ueber Hydrazide substituirter Amidosäuren und das Hydrazid der Fumarsäure. Th.. Curtius. Theodor Curtius. R.. Radenhausen. J. Prakt. Chem.. 52. 1. 433–454. 1895. 10.1002/prac.18950520134.
2. The Condensation of Aromatic Aldehydes with Glycine and Acetylglycine. Dakin. H. D.. J. Biol. Chem.. 82. 2. 439–446. 1929. 10.1016/S0021-9258(20)78291-8. free.