Hydrolysis of 5-(beta-methylmercaptoethyl)-hydantoin

摘要

5-(Beta-methylmercaptoethyl)-hydantoin is hydrolyzed at superatmospheric pressure in an autoclave by heating in a mixture of (a) a hydroxide of a monovalent cation such as lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium or alkyl substituted ammonium and (b) a hydroxide of a divalent cation such as calcium, barium or zinc.