
%0 Journal Article
%A Beecham, AF 
%T Tosyl-a-amino Acids. III. The Acid-catalysed Degradation of Tosyl-&#945;-amino Acids and Derivatives
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1963/10/01
%V 16
%N 5
%P 889-895
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9630889
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9630889 
%X Tosyl-&#945;-amino acids, their chlorides and esters, evolve carbon monoxide when dissolved in concentrated sulphuric acid. Toluene-p-sulphonamide and a carbonyl compound are produced when water is added to the resulting solutions. The ease of degradation depends upon the nature of the substituents at the &#945;-carbon atom. The relationship of these to similar degradations of substituted &#945;-amino acids is discussed. 
