(3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,4,5-triol hydrochloride → D-Glucosamine

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100 ml of methanol was put into a 200 ml conical flask, to which was added 6 g of D-glucosamine hydrochloride and 5 g of sodium metoxide, the mixture was stirred at a room temperature for one hour, and the resulting insoluble matter (sodium chloride) was filtered off to obtain a solution of free D-glucosamine.

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