JEE Main202315 Apr 2023Morning ShiftChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Which is not true for arginine?
Options
- AIt has a fairly high melting point
- BIt is associated with more than one pK a values.
- CIt has high solubility in benzene.
- DIt is a crystalline solid.
Correct answer
C. It has high solubility in benzene.
Step-by-step solution
In aqueous solutions carboxyl group can lose protons and the amino group can accept a proton thus giving rise to a dipolar known as zwitter ion. Due to this dipolar behaviour they have strong electrostatic interactions within them. For this reason melting point of amino acids is high. It has more than one basic groups amine and guanidine, hence it has two pKa values. It is crystaline solid Since arginine is polar, it is not soluble in benzene.