ISSN print edition: 0366-6352 ISSN electronic edition: 1336-9075 Registr. No.: MK SR 9/7 Published monthly

Reactions of saccharides catalyzed by molybdate ions .37. Preparation of d-allose and d-altrose from d-glucose

V. Bílik, I. Knězek, and K. Bíliková

Institute of Chemistry, Centre for Chemical Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, CS-842 38 Bratislava

Abstract: The molybdate-catalyzed epimerization of D-glucose in aqueous solu­ tions carried out at 120—150°C leads to a mixture of D-glucose, D-mannose, D-allose, and D-altrose, from which D-glucose and D-mannose are removed by yeast fermentation while D-allose and D-altrose are obtained in the ratio 3:2 in 14—17% yield.

Full paper in Portable Document Format: 423a401.pdf

Chemical Papers 42 (3) 401–405 (1988)