A New Synthesis of Threonine

Mikio Sato, Kenji Okawa, Shiro Akabori

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1957 · 91 citations · 3 references

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Abstract A new method is described for the synthesis of threonine from acetaldehyde and copper glycinate. This method gives a mixture of allo-threonine and threonine in a high yield (64%).

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