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Chapter 25, Problem 25.52

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Optically active amino acids undergo racemization at the a position when treated with strongly basic conditions. Provide a mechanism that supports this observation.

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QUESTION:

Optically active amino acids undergo racemization at the a position when treated with strongly basic conditions. Provide a mechanism that supports this observation.

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This exercise tells us that optically active amino acids undergo racemization at the position when treated with strongly basic conditions. Recall that racemization is a process whereby an optically-pure mixture is transformed into a mixture of multiple enantiomers. We‘re asked to provide a mechanism that explains this phenomenon.

     

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