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Reactions of saccharides catalyzed by molybdate ions. XX. Preparation of epilactose and epimaltose

V. Bílik, E. Jurčová, and V. Sutoris

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

Abstract: Molybdate-catalyzed hydroxylation of lactal by H₂O₂ gave epilactose and lactose in 9:1 ratio. Epimaltose and maltose were formed in approx. the same ratio by similar hydroxylation of maltal. Nitromethane synthesis with 3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-arabinose followed by oxidative decompn. of nitroalditols gave epilactose and lactose in 3:2 ratio. Under the conditions of molybdate-catalyzed epimerization of monosaccharides, the disaccharides contg. 1→4 linkage (lactose, epilactose, maltose, and epimaltose) were not epimerized. In aq. medium contg. 1% Cl₃CCO₂H, lactal was converted into 2-deoxylactose in 84.5% yield.

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Chemical Papers 32 (2) 252–257 (1978)