TOPIC: 24. Proteins / Peptides

SUBTOPIC: 243. Coenzymes

 

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Acetyl coenzyme A is an important biological agent for the transfer of inorganic phosphate to covalently bound phosphate.  One step in that process is the formation of acetyl phosphate from acetyl coenzyme A and inorganic phosphate:

 

 

Write an "organic chemist's" mechanism for this step.