Amino acids can be prepared by reaction of alkyl halides

Chapter 22, Problem 22

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Amino acids can be prepared by reaction of alkyl halides with diethyl acetamidomalonate, followed by heating the initial alkylation product with aqueous HCl. Show how you would prepare alanine, \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{2}\right) \mathrm{CO}_{2} \mathrm{H}\), one of the twenty amino acids found in proteins, and propose a mechanism for acid-catalyzed conversion of the initial alkylation product to the amino acid.

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

CH_3CH(NH_2)CO_2H

CH_3CNHCHCOEt

CO_2Et

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