Formation of polypeptides by treatment of an α-chloro or α-bromo acyl chloride with an amino acid ester, hydrolysis to the acid and conversion to a new acid chloride which is again condensed with a second amino acid ester, and so on. The terminal chloride is finally converted to an amino group with ammonia:
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