Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Synthetic versatility of the title bromide is illustrated by simple preparations of D,L-phosphinothricin, D,L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid, and aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid. ... D, L-phosphinothricin, ACC and related compounds are readily prepared from ...