ORGANIC COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.6-10, 2017 (ESCI)
A synthetic methodology for preparation of beta-cyano-L-alanine was developed via L-serine. Esterification of L -serine with MeOH, followed by protection of NH2 with CBz, gave methyl 2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-3-hydroxypropanoate. Mesylation of OH group, and then cyanation, ester hydrolysis and removal of the CBz group with catalytic hydrogenation, gave beta-cyano-L-alanine. Crucial step for the synthesis of the title compound was cyanation with (KCN)-C-13.