RUSSIAN CHEMICAL BULLETIN, cilt.52, sa.8, ss.1879-1881, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)
4-Amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid was synthesized from allyl cyanide in four steps in an overall yield of 38%. Ultrasonically promoted epoxidation of allyl cyanide with m-chloroperoxy-benzoic acid giving oxiranylacetonitrile was used as a key step.