Premium
Iron‐Mediated Cleavage of CC Bonds in Vicinal Tricarbonyl Compounds in Water
Author(s) -
Mecinović Jasmin,
Hamed Refaat B.,
Schofield Christopher J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200806296
Subject(s) - vicinal , chemistry , cleavage (geology) , ninhydrin , ferric , bond cleavage , vitamin c , dehydroascorbic acid , stereochemistry , medicinal chemistry , amino acid , organic chemistry , biochemistry , catalysis , fracture (geology) , engineering , geotechnical engineering
Three of a kind : Vicinal tricarbonyl compounds undergo CC cleavage mediated by ferric ions (see scheme). The observed cleavage of ninhydrin and dehydroascorbic acid has relevance for amino acid detection and the metabolism of vitamin C.