Zinc-proline catalyzed pathway for the formation of sugars

Zn-proline catalyzes the aldolisation of unprotected glycolaldehyde in water to give tetroses and hexoses; threose (33% of the product mixture) was formed with 10% enantiomeric excess of the D-isomer.

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) no. 13; pp. 1540 - 1541
Main Authors Kofoed, J, Machuqueiro, M, Reymond, JL, Darbre, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published CAMBRIDGE Royal Soc Chemistry 07.07.2004
Subjects
Acetaldehyde - analogs & derivatives
Acetaldehyde - chemistry
Carbohydrates - chemical synthesis
Catalysis
Chemistry
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hexoses - chemical synthesis
Molecular Structure
Physical Sciences
Proline - chemistry
Science & Technology
Solutions
Stereoisomerism
Tetroses - chemical synthesis
Zinc - chemistry
CHEMISTRY
FORMALDEHYDE
ORIGIN
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Summary:Zn-proline catalyzes the aldolisation of unprotected glycolaldehyde in water to give tetroses and hexoses; threose (33% of the product mixture) was formed with 10% enantiomeric excess of the D-isomer.
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ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/b404465g