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What type of reaction involving stolen methylamine does Walter White use in the hit TV show Breaking Bad, in order to synthesize the dangerous drug methamphetaminr?A. Grignard reaction.B. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution.C. Reductive amination.D. Diels-Alder.

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C. Reductive amination.

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Walter white used reductive animation reaction to synthesize methanphetaminr. In this type of reaction, we would have ammonia reacting with ketoglutaric acid and the result would be a formation of glutamic acid. This reaction process is an important way of making amines. Many amines made in pharmaceuticals are done by this method.

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