Formylation of primary hydroxyl groups in sugars
โ Scribed by Li-Xian Gan; Roy L. Whistler
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 373 KB
- Volume
- 206
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-6215
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โฆ Synopsis
Application of 99% formic acid at 25 degrees formylates primary hydroxyl groups as shown by the easy formation of 6-O-formyl-D-glucopyranose and 6-O-formyl-D-fructofuranose, isolated as their tetra-acetates in yields of 77% and 31%, respectively. Likewise, D-glucitol gave the 2,3,4,5-tetra-O-acetyl-1,6-di-O-formyl derivative (84%) and methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside gave the 6-formate (74%) characterized as the crystalline triacetate. On storage of the triacetate in methanol at 25 degrees, the formyl group was lost and the 2,3,6-triacetate was formed, whereas the corresponding tribenzoate was deformylated in acidic methanol without migration of the benzoyl groups.
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