phenylalanine reduced to amphet maybe??

[Chinaman]

well i was looking thru an old organic chem book and i came upon an interesting reduction of carboxylic acids to aldehydes
it involves producing an acyl halide then reducing that with H2,Pd,and BaSO4 and a catalyst moderator
well i have two questions about this
first without the moderator will it be reduced to a methyl group or an alcohol group
and if i get an aldehyde can that be reduced just like pheylacetone or does the double bonded O need to be on the middle carbon in the chain?
any answers to these questions or referenced to patents would be greatly apriciated
I'm hearin voices but all they do is complain

[PolytheneSam]

Looks like the acyl halide group would react with the amino group probably on another molecule forming an amide bond, ie. producing a polymer.  Interesting way to make a peptide.
http://www.geocities.com/dritte123/PSPF.html

[Chinaman]

damn well i was hoping that that wouldnt be the case
o well back to the drawing board
thanks
I'm hearin voices but all they do is complain

[methwerx]

Check out my kolbe post in crystal meth
tip of the month: slugs in your bathroom keep the mould of the grout.

[Rhodium]

Also check out the thread starting with post

Post 194986

(Rhodium: "First published direct reduction of COOH to CH3", Serious Chemistry).