FACILE OXIDATION OF ALDEHYDES AND α-KETO ACIDS AS CATALYZED BY FLAVIN AND THIAZOLIUM ION

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(80)80123-7

Oxidation of aldehydes and α-keto acids to carboxylic acids occurs readily in the presence of a flavin, thiazolium ion, and cationic micelles, the reaction involving trapping by the flavin of the intermediate formed from the substrate-thiazolium adducts through deprotonation or decarboxylation.