| abstract |
Phosphorus-contg. unsaturated amino acids of formula (I) and their salts are new: R1 = hydroxy or etherified hydroxy; R2 = H, alkyl, hydroxy or etherified hydroxy; R3 = H, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, lower alkoxyalkyl, arylalkyl, lower alkenyl, halogen or aryl; R4 = H, alkyl or arl; R5 = H or alkyl; R6 = carboxy or esterified or amidated carboxy; R7 0 amino opt. substd. by alkyl or aryl; A = opt. alkyl-substd. 1-3C alpha, omega-alkylene or a direct bond; B = methyleue or direct bond; provided that A and B are both direct bonds. Specifically claimed are 9 cpds. including E-2-amino-5- phosphono-3-pentenoic acid, E-2-amino-4-methyl-5-phosphono -3-pentenoic acid, and E-2-amino-4-methyl -5-phosphono-3-pentenoic acid ethyl ester. |