A new, facile method for cleavage of acetals and dithioacetals in carbohydrate derivatives

✍ Scribed by Walter A. Szarek; Aleksander Zamojski; Kamal N. Tiwari; Edward R. Ison

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 184 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(00)83890-3

✦ Synopsis

Treatment of carbohydrate acetals and dithioacetals with a dilute solution of iodine in methanol provides a simple, convenient, and high-yielding process for cleavage of the acetal functions.