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HRID 2082972Generated: October 31, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanalHCID 107526—
ReactantDemannoseHCID 161658—
ProductMannitolHCID 6251—

Reaction Steps

Thus, the mixture of D-glucose and D-mannose obtained in the above is subjected to the catalytic hydrogenation, thereby is formed D-mannitol at a high ratio such as 30-36% based on the initial D-glucose, which results in such a high yield of crystalline D-mannitol as 25-30%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04083881
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_04
ORD IDord-a77b808f309b43d1a39d19490fc392cd
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_04