If aspartame is successfully hydrolyzed, the products are methanol, phenylalanine and aspartic acid. what two functional groups must be hydrolyzed for this reaction to be completed
From the reaction, it can be seen that complete hydrolysis of aspartame results in generation of methanol, phenylalanine and aspartic acid.
Functional groups must be hydrolyzed for this reaction to be completed are highlight below. These functional groups are 1) Ester (RCOOR') 2) Amide (RCONHR')
