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HRID 613205Generated: October 25, 2026

Sulfuric Acid → 1,4-Anhydrohexitol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantSorbitolHCID 5780—
ReactantL-SorbitolHCID 82170—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant1,4-SorbitanHCID 10953859—
ReactantGlyTouCan:G06186NUHCID 10954115—
ReactantL-enantiomerHCID 11391247—
ReactantGlyTouCan:G26655QKHCID 67592081—
Product1,4-AnhydrohexitolHCID 552087—

Reaction Steps

1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol may be prepared using the procedure disclosed in Acta Chem. Scand., B35, 441-449 (1981), whereby D-sorbitol is heated with an aqueous mineral acid such as sulfuric acid. The L-enantiomer, 1,4-anhydro-L-glucitol, may be prepared from L-glucitol by an analogous procedure. L-glucitol may be prepared by sodium borohydride reduction of L-glucose. The D and L enantiomers may simply be combined to form a 1,4-anhydro-DL-glucitol mixture.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06007848
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_12
ORD IDord-12288f4f8e3745ad93e985bd6c12d4c8
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_12