ABC26OR0091 · Natural Products
Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Amino Acids Peptides · Exam: CSIR-NET JUNE 2013 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Hard
Reaction of the dipeptide, given below, with hydrogen in the presence of 10% palladium over carbon, produces a mixture of 
(a)Gly-Leu + toluene + carbon dioxide
(b)Phe-Leu + toluene + carbon dioxide
(c)Phe-Leu + benzyl alcohol + carbon dioxide
(d)Gly-Leu + benzyl alcohol + carbon dioxide
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
Chemical reaction involved in the above transformation can be illustrated as