Question

α - Amino acids have high melting

points compared to the corresponding

amines or carboxylic acids of

comparable molecular mass.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Amino acids have two functional groups −NH2 and −COOH. Hence the amino acids exist as a dipolar ion (or) zwitterion. As a result, strong electrostatic forces exist between zwitterions. Hence amino acids have high melting points than the corresponding halo-acids.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:These property is due to a peculiar structure called zwitter ion structure of alpha-amino acids .