Why is it not possible to use acetic acid rather than


Why is it not possible to use acetic acid rather than formic acid in the Eischwieler-Clarke reaction? Look at the mechanism step involving transfer of a hydride (hydrogen w/ a pair of electrons. What part of formic acid is missing in acetic acid?)

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