13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds
Oxidizing Agent
13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds Oxidizing Agent
88PRACTICE PROBLEM
Lipoamide is an intermediate of the TCA cycle and is found attached to some proteins.
a. Is lipoamide a weak reducing agent or a weak oxidizing agent? Show the structures of its reduced and oxidized forms.
b. Show how lipoamide combines with pyruvic acid (2-oxopropanoic acid) to form acetyl lipoamide.
c. Complete the equation given below to show the oxidation of an aldehyde by lipoamide.
Lipoamide is an intermediate of the TCA cycle and is found attached to some proteins.
a. Is lipoamide a weak reducing agent or a weak oxidizing agent? Show the structures of its reduced and oxidized forms.
b. Show how lipoamide combines with pyruvic acid (2-oxopropanoic acid) to form acetyl lipoamide.
c. Complete the equation given below to show the oxidation of an aldehyde by lipoamide.