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Reactions of saccharides catalyzed by molybdate ions. XXXII. Efficient preparation of D-mannose and methyl α-D-mannoside

V. Bílik and K. Babor

Institute of Chemistry, Centre of Chemical Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, CS-S42 3H Bratislava

Abstract:  From a mixture of D-glucose and D-mannose obtained after molybdate catalyzed epimerization of D-glucose, D-mannose is isolated in the form of N-phenyl-D-mannosylamine or methyl α-D-mannopyranoside. Regenerated D-glucose is used in further epimerization cycles. In one such a cycle, D-mannose or methyl α-D-mannopyranoside is obtained in 20 % yield as referred to the starting D-glucose.

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Chemical Papers 37 (6) 791–798 (1983)