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HRID 1904574Generated: October 31, 2026

Ethylene Oxide → (2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylene OxideHCID 6354—
ReactantPropylene OxideHCID 6378—
ReactantDihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-furandioneHCID 11389406—
Product(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanalHCID 10752620%

Reaction Steps

1 mol of glucose was addition-polymerized with 25 mol of ethylene oxide and 25 mol of propylene oxide, the obtained glucose-polyoxyalkylene glycol ether compound was reacted with 5 mol of tartaric anhydride to form a half ester, and the ester was reacted with 5 mol of N-hydroxyglutal imide to prepare crosslinking agent 5. ##STR12##

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04839345
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_06
ORD IDord-16d8c2264ea24426a85bae6bdfdb3a49
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_06