Sulfuric Acid → [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1R,4S,5R,9S,10R,13S)-13-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-5,9-dimethyl-14-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylate

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Rebaudioside A (0.2 mmol, 183 mg) was transferred to a 15 ml flask. Four ml each of 10% KOH and methanol were added and the resultant mixture heated to yield a homogeneous solution which was refluxed for 11/2 h. Reaction was than judged complete by TLC analysis. After cooling to 0°; the reaction mixture was acidified to pH3 with 10% H2SO4. The resultant mixture (primarily rebaudioside C) was then concentrated to dryness and the residue recrystallized from water to give 150 mg (99%) of pure rebaudioside C.

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