Okay--I have to propose a reaction for the demethylation of codeine into morphine, and I have no idea where to start. The cytochrome P450 oxidase pathway (esp. CYP2D6) is responsible, and I think it is an oxidation (loss of hydrogen), but there is a loss of C also and I don't know where to go:
C18H21NO3-->C17H19NO3 + 2H+?
balancing organic reaction
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It goes like that:
Don not know what X is but this is a general form for a demethylation reaction.
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C18H21NO3 + HX = C17H19NO3 + CH3X
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