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

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The results reported in Table 3 demonstrate that ascorbic acid can be synthesized from glucose in one step. This is very advantageous in that using D-glucose instead of D-sorbitol as the starting material in the synthesis of vitamin-C eliminates the hydrogenation step, and its associated costs, necessary to produce D-sorbitol from D-glucose.

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