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HRID 1759246Generated: October 31, 2026

Ethanol → N-Methyl-1-Deoxynojirimycin

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant(3R,4S,5R,6R)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)-2,3,4,5-piperidinetetrolHCID 65242—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductN-Methyl-1-DeoxynojirimycinHCID 9238181%

Reaction Steps

179 mg of nojirimycin is dissolved in 20 ml of a 50% water-containing ethanol, followed by adding 1 ml of formalin, adding 100 mg of palladium on carbon catalyst and carrying out a catalytic reduction at ordinary temperature and under atmospheric pressure. The subsequent treatments are carried out in the same manner as in Example 2 to obtain 144 mg (81%) of N-methyl moranoline.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04339585
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_07
ORD IDord-e6756b2e29234c909cd9d3ae9183869f
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_07