Question

Aspartame, an artificial sweetener used in Equal® and diet beverages, has the following structure. Identify the indicated functional groups in aspartame.

a) Aldehyde
b) Ketone
c) Ester
d) Amine

Answer 1

Aspartame contains the functional groups ester and amine.

Step-by-step explanation:

The structure of aspartame contains several functional groups:

• Ester: Aspartame contains an ester functional group because it is a methyl ester of a dipeptide.
• Amine: Aspartame contains an amine functional group because it is derived from two amino acids - aspartate and phenylalanine.

Therefore, the correct functional groups in aspartame are ester and amine.