10) Challenge Question: Glutaraldehyde is a germicidal agent that is sometimes used to sterilize medical equipment too sensitive to be heated in autoclave. In mildly acidic conditions, glutaraldehyde exists in a cyclic form (below right). Draw a plausible mechanism for this transformation: LOH

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Glutaraldehyde is a germicidal agent that is sometimes used to sterilize medical equipment too sensitive

to be heated in autoclave. In mildly acidic conditions, glutaraldehyde exists in a cyclic form (below right).

Draw a plausible mechanism for this transformation:

LOH

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