The reported of sodium N-lauroylsarcosine3 as an effective anti-caries agent has prompted us to investigate a series of long chain acylamino acids. It is the purpose of this publication to present the syntheses and physical properties of the compounds prepared. Most of the available literature on long-chain acylamino acids is concerned with the commercial grade of" Medialan" detergents4J and only in a few instances are individual compounds ...
