Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
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Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
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Chapter 23, Problem 38P
FADH2 reduces α,β -unsaturated thioesters to saturated thioesters. The reaction is thought to take place by a mechanism that involves radicals. Propose a mechanism for this reaction.
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