Answer Happy

26. The following is the structural formulas for methamphetamine. The major central nervous system effects of amphetamine and amphetamine-like drugs are locomotor stimulation, euphoria and excitement, stereotypes behavior, and anorexia. H Methamphetamine CH3 a) Propose a synthesis of methamphetamine starting with an aldehyde or ketone of your choice which undergoes a one-step reductive amination reaction to produce the desired product. b) Propose a multi-step synthesis of methamphetamine starting with benzene. You may use any reagents of your choice using reactions we have learned in class throughout the semester; there is more than one correct synthetic pathway from benzene to methamphetamine.