Dehydrogenation of alcohols by pyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline-2(3H),4(10H)-dione (5-deazaflavin)
Abstract
Pyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline-2(3H),4(10H)-dione (5-deazaflavin) oxidizes alcohols under alkaline conditions in the dark to yield the corresponding carbonyl compounds, while it is itself hydrogenated to 1,5-dihydro-5-deazaflavin.