Pyridinium salts undergo a variety of reactions including electron transfer, nucleophilic addition, and cycloaddition reactions, depending on reaction conditions. The ubiquitous pyridinium NAD, a cofactor in numerous enzymatic reactions, has an amide group at the 3-position of the ring.  Various 3-substituted pyridiniums have been prepared and studied with the goal of understanding the biological mechanisms of NAD and NADP.  Progress on these studies will be reported.

Thermal rearrangements of substituted pyridinium salts

246th National Meeting (2013)

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