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Reactions of saccharides catalyzed by molybdate ions. XVII. Preparation of D-glycero-D-guloheptose and D-glycero-D-idoheptose

V. Bílik, L. Petruš, and J. Zemek

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

Abstract:  Oxidative decomposition of epimeric nitroheptitols prepared by nitromethane synthesis with D-glucose gave D-g/ycero-D-guloheptose and D-g/ycero-D-idoheptose. In alkaline medium the main oxidative reaction is accompanied by a side elimination reaction leading to D-glucose.

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Chemical Papers 30 (5) 693–697 (1976)