Q28E
Question
Using curved arrows, propose a mechanism for the following reaction, one of the steps in the metabolism of the amino acid alanine.
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You need to propose a mechanism for the given reaction.
1Step 1: Mechanism of the reaction
The mechanism of the given reaction using curved arrows is
2Step 2: Explanation of the mechanism
The starting material has one hydrogen on the carbon to the carboxylate ion. The abstraction of this proton shifts the electron flow towards the positively charged nitrogen. This helps the nitrogen to neutralize and gives the desired product.
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