JEE Main201912 Jan 2019Evening ShiftChemistryBiomoleculesActual
The correct structure of histidine in a strongly acidic solution pH = 2 is
Correct answer
3
Step-by-step solution
In the acidic medium, only basic nitrogen is protonated. The second nitrogen is less basic because the lone pair is involved in aromaticity, while 1 and 3 are more basic.