JEE Advanced2016ChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Paragraph: Treatment of compound O with KMnO ₄ / H ⁺ gave P , which on heating with ammonia gave Q . The compound Q on treatment with Br ₂ / NaOH produced R . On strong heating, Q gave S , which on further treatment with ethyl 2- bromopropanoate in the presence of KOH followed by acidification, gave a compound T . Question: The compound T is
Options
- AGlycine
- BAlanine
- CValine
- DSerine
Correct answer
B. Alanine
Step-by-step solution
Q to R is Hoffmann's bromamide degradation reaction S to T is Gabriel's phthalimide systhesis