International Journal of Engineering and Information Systems (IJEAIS)   Year: 2018 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 27-31 Oxidative Cleavage of Alpha Amino Acids ?–Glycine and ?–Valine By1,3-Dichloro-5,5-Dimethylhydantoin in Medium of Aqueous Acetic Acid Medium Shweta Neeraj, Arvind Prasad Dwivedi, S.S. Parihar Abstract: 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DCDMH) hydrolysed of this compounds leads to the formation of active positive halogen species like HOCl and H2O+Cl. The H2O+Cl in non-polar or less polar media, extensively used as a chlorinating and oxidizing agents in organic substrate. The rate of reaction is enhanced by the increasing [H+] and percentage of acetic acid. The main product of the oxidation is corresponding aldehydes. The thermodynamic parameters for the oxidation have been computed in the show step mechanism. The observed rate law was in good conformity with the mechanism.