From Chloroethane to Acetaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Rasche ME, Hicks RE, Hyman MR, Arp DJ. J Bacteriol (1990) 172(9): 5368-73.

Search Medline for chloroethane AND ammonia monooxygenase.
2 citations on March 09, 2012. 
          Chloroethane           
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                |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
        ammonia | /
  monooxygenase |/
     1.14.99.39 | Search GenBank, 5387 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  H2O
                v
        [1-Chloroethanol]        
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                | \
                |  H+ + Cl-
                v
          Acetaldehyde
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