(S)-α-Methylhippuric Acid, can be used in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical and biologically active compounds. It is used in the synthesis of N-(ferrocenylmethyl amino acid) fluorinated benzene-carboxamide derivatives as potential anticancer agents.
Definition
ChEBI: An N-acyl-L-alanine resulting from the formal condensation of L-alanine with the carboxy group of benzoic acid.