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Reversal of an enzymatic decarboxylation: Thiamin mediated carboxylation of acetaldehyde into pyruvic acid

✍ Scribed by Marie-Anne E. Foppen; Yvonne M. de Lange; Fred van Rantwijk; Leendert Maat; Antonius P. G. Kieboom


Book ID
104589192
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
110 KB
Volume
109
Category
Article
ISSN
0165-0513

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Abstract

Acetaldehyde has been converted into pyruvic acid (42% yield) via the reaction of 2 ‐(1‐hydroxyethyl)thiamin (3) with carbon dioxide at 50 atm. (DMF, 20 C).


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