Biomimetic oxidation of nicotine with hydrogen peroxide and 5-ethylflavin mononucleotide perchlorate

摘要

The biomimetic oxidation of nicotine 4 with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of 5-ethylflavin mononucleotide perchlorate gives the nicotine-N'-oxide 5 in higher yield in AOT reverse micelles than in homogeneous medium.