Redox Behavior of Active Aldehydes Derived from Thiamin Coenzyme Analogs
- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 26 (8) , 707-708
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1997.707
Abstract
Redox behavior of active aldehydes of thiamin coenzyme models has been investigated using 3-benzylthiazolium salts and o-tolualdehyde in the presence of a base. The use of a sterically hindered aldehyde has precluded benzoin condensation of the active aldehydes, leading to the formation of relatively stable active aldehydes. The redox potentials of the active aldehydes have been determined by cyclic voltammetry for the first time, and they are sufficiently negative to reduce C60 to the corresponding dianion (C602−).Keywords
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