Is the caffeine in coffee an oxidation agent?

I heard a friend say:



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> You have to watch out for coffee, the caffeine is an oxidation agent. 
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Now I remember [carbon Chemistry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidation_of_primary_alcohols_to_carboxylic_acids) from year 12. 


[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uFlWz.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uFlWz.gif)


You can oxidise ethanol to ethanal, and then to ethanoic acid. 


But I don't understand how this would apply to [caffeine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine). 


[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IA06c.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IA06c.png)


My question is: **Is the caffeine in coffee an oxidation agent?**




No, caffeine is not known as an oxidizing agent.


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