Aldono-1,5-lactone → 12-(2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanoylamino)dodecanoic acid

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3.5 g of 12-aminododecanoic acid are dissolved in 500 ml of methanol and, with 2.7 g of finely powdered sodium carbonate and 4.8 g of 3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-hydroxymethyltetrahydropyran-2-one, stirred at room temperature for 30 hours. The mixture is filtered off, the filtrate is concentrated and the residue is dissolved in 70 ml of water. With ice-cooling, 1N hydrochloric acid is added gradually until the pH is 1–2 (about 50–55 ml). The free acid precipitates out and is filtered off with suction, washed with a little cold water, and dried under high vacuum at 35° C. This gives 9 of molecular weight 393.48 (C18H35NO8); MS (ESI+): 394 (M+H+); (ESI−):392 (M−H)−.

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