Tetrahedron letters

Reduction of maleate and fumarate by the anion radical

O Schutz, D Meyerstein

Index: Schutz, Osnat; Meyerstein, Dan Tetrahedron Letters, 2006 , vol. 47, # 7 p. 1093 - 1096

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Abstract

The radical anion CO2.-reacts with fumarate and maleate at pH5. 3 mainly via electron transfer. The final products are a mixture of (− O2CCH2–) 2, trans-(− O2CCH) 2 and products with higher molecular weight. At higher pHs, the yield of fumarate and succinate