Introduction to Carboxylic Acids
Introduction to Carboxylic Acids
Introduction to Carboxylic Acids
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Biological Cofac<strong>to</strong>rs as Redox AgentsCofac<strong>to</strong>r: A small-molecule “helper” that is required by an enzyme <strong>to</strong> catalyze areaction. Many vitamins are cofac<strong>to</strong>rs.NADH reduces byacting as an H - donorenzymeNADH(derived from niacin,vitamin B 3 )NAD + oxidizes byacting as an H - accep<strong>to</strong>rNAD +Hindered Reducing Agents S<strong>to</strong>p At Aldehyde(Chapter 21)OAlHH AlOROR'ester“DIBAL-H”R HaldehydeOROHcarboxylic acidLiHOAlOOOO(Chapter 21)RClacyl halideLiAlH(OtBu) 3R Haldehyde