Research Article

Antioxidative Reactivity of L-Ascorbic Acid and D-Isoascorbic Acid Species towards Reduction of Hexachloroiridate (IV)

Scheme 2

Schematically deciphering the reaction mechanism for reduction of [IrCl6]2– by L-ascorbic acid and D-isoascorbic acid (R represents the side chains of AA and IAA, cf. Scheme 1).