Oxidations by a 4a-hydroperoxyisoalloxazine hindered in the 9a and 10a positions

Abstract
The rates and products of oxidation of thioxan, NN-dimethylaniline, and 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenolate effected by the hindered N10-(2′,6′-dimethylphenyl)-N5-ethyl-4a-hydroperoxy-3-methyl-4a,5-dihydroisoalloxazine are comparable to the same reactions effected by the unhindered 4a-hydroperoxy-5-ethyl-3-methylumiflavin; this makes it highly unlikely that rearrangement of the 4a-hydroperoxyflavin to a 9a- or 10a-substituted isoalloxazine is required as an explanation for the oxygen transfer potential of the former.

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