Phenylalanine question

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Question – The degradation of Phenylalanine using sodium hypochlorite will leave what? The aldehyde or a ketone? The reaction is based on that studied by Langheld . Who showed that when an alpha-amino acid is treated with sodium hypochlorite it is converted into an aldehyde containing one less carbon atom than the original amino acid?

[Rhodium]

The product is phenylacetaldehyde and the reaction is called Strecker Degradation (if you search for "strecker" you'll find more info).

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if it is aldehyde how will if fair in a reaction with nitromethane alla benzaldehyde and nitroeethane??

[foxy2]

if it is aldehyde how will if fair in a reaction with nitromethane alla benzaldehyde and nitroeethane??

It might react, but the product will bee the inactive 1-phenyl-3-amino-butane.

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