Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange

Isobutyraldehyde may be prepared with deuterium on carbon 2 in place of hydrogen.

When deuterated isobutyraldehyde is put in water the deuterium is exchanged for hydrogen.

Let's look at the effect of pH on the rate of this H-D exchange and then try to write a mechanism for the reaction.



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