Chemical Properties
CLEAR YELLOW TO BROWN LIQUID
Uses
3,4-Dimethoxyphenylacetone was used as starting material in the synthesis of α-methyl-dopa, an important nonproteogenic α-amino acid for pharmaceutical applications. 3,4-Dimethoxyphenylacetone undergoes asymmetric amination catalyzed by Brevibacterium linens IFO 12141 strain to yield corresponding optically active amine
Synthesis Reference(s)
Chemistry Letters, 5, p. 1239, 1976
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 29, p. 1424, 1964
DOI: 10.1021/jo01029a039