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Periodate oxidation of saccharides. III. Comparison of the methods for determining the consumption of sodium periodate and the amount of formic acid formed

K. Babor, V. Kaláč, and K. Tihlárik

Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 809 33 Bratislava

Abstract:  Different methods for determining the oxidizing agent consumption during the periodate oxidation of glucose have been compared. It has been found that the methods requiring alkaline medium are not suitable for the periodate determination. Using these methods, a further periodate consumption may occur during the determination. On the basis of unexpected differences in the determination of free and bound formic acid formed by periodate oxidation of glycerol and mannitol a possible course of the periodate oxidation of 1,2-diols is discussed.

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Chemical Papers 27 (5) 676–680 (1973)