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Reactions of saccharides catalyzed by molybdate ions. XVI. Preparation and epimerization of D-glycero-L-gluco- and D-glycero-L-mannoheptose

V. Bílik and L. Petruš

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

Abstract:  D-g/ycero-L-Glucoheptose and D-g/ycero-L-mannoheptose were obtained by oxidative decomposition of 1 -deoxy-1 -nitroalditols prepared by nitromethane synthesis with D-galactose. The aldoheptoses epimerize under catalytic action of molybdate ions giving an equilibrium mixture of D-glycero-L-glucoheptose and D-glycero-L-mannoheptose in a ratio 4 : 1. The epimerization reaction was applied for reciprocal preparation of both of the mentioned aldoheptoses.

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Chemical Papers 30 (3) 359–365 (1976)