Methylating the alpha in Phenylalanine..... , Hive Newbee Forum

java (Hive Bee)
07-09-04 03:59
No 518302

Methylating the alpha in Phenylalanine.....

What if the amino acid, Phenylalanine was methylated at the alpha position ......
CH3 O
   |   ||
C6H5-CH2-C-C-OH
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   NH2

then decarboxylated? It would leave the Amphetamine.

So, is there a method to methylate the alpha carbon without polymerizing the amine? Actually if the amine got methylated it would be even better........java

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Rhodium
(Chief Bee)
07-09-04 05:26
No 518319

This has been covered to great lenghts in the...

This has been covered to great lenghts in the past...

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