Formation of the dimethylbenzimidazole ligand of coenzyme B12 under physiological conditions by a facile oxidative cascade

LA Maggio-Hall, PC Dorrestein…

Index: Organic Letters, , vol. 5, # 13 p. 2211 - 2213

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... Volume: Page: ... Organic Letters. ... Aerobic oxidation of a 72:28 mixture of 1'-R/1'-S [ 2 H]-3 gave DMB with 64% retention of deuterium after 5 h, and oxidation of a 28:72 mixture of 1'-R/1'-S [ 2 H]-3 gave DMB with 26% retention of deuterium. ...