4.1.99.5 octadecanal + O2 + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ = heptadecane + formate + H2O + 2 NADP+ the catalytic mechanism involves attack on the carbonyl of the bound substrate by the reduced O2 moiety to form a Fe2 III/III peroxyhemiacetal complex, which undergoes reductive O-O-bond cleavage, leading to C1-C2 radical fragmentation and formation of the alk(a/e)ne and formate products, detailed overview 727690