Issue 47, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Molecular mapping of the acid catalysed dehydration of fructose†

Geoffrey R. Akien,‡a   Long Qia  and  István T. Horváth*a  

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a Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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Abstract

Several intermediates and different reaction paths were identified for the acid catalysed conversion of fructose to 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde (HMF) in different solvents. The structural information combined with results of isotopic-labelling experiments allowed the determination of the irreversibility of the three steps from the fructofuranosyl oxocarbenium ion to HMF as well as the analogous pyranose route.

Graphical abstract: Molecular mapping of the acid catalysed dehydration of fructose

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31689G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Mar 2012
Accepted
19 Apr 2012
First published
19 Apr 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5850-5852

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Molecular mapping of the acid catalysed dehydration of fructose

G. R. Akien, L. Qi and I. T. Horváth, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 5850 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC31689G

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