N-Bromoacetyl--alanine

N-Bromoacetyl-β-alanine (CAS 89520-11-6)/N-Bromoacetyl--alanine/UUN20116/3-(2-bromoacetamido)propanoic acid is a compound containing a bromide group and a terminal carboxylic acid. The bromide (Br) is a very good leaving group for nucleophilic substitution reactions. The terminal carboxylic acid can be reacted with primary amine groups in the presence of activators (e.g. EDC, or DCC) to form a stable amide bond.

msds of N-Bromoacetyl--alanine