183. The conversion of sucrose into fura
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Haworth, W. N. ;Jones, W. G. M.
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Article
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1944
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The Royal Society of Chemistry
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Treatment of sucrose in aqueous solution with 0.25% oxalic acid leads to the formation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde and it has been shown that only the fructose half of the sucrose molecule takes part in this reaction. The conversion of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde has been brought