Sucrose → HCID 71752857, compound

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Reaction Steps

The procedure of Hough, Mufti, and Khan, Carbohydrate Res., Vol. 21, pp. 144-147 (1972), is modified as shown below. To a solution of 15 g of sucrose (43.82 mmol) in 225 ml of pyridine, a solution of 54.95 g of trityl chloride (197.1 mmol, 4.5 equiv.) in 50 ml of pyridine is added dropwise over a period of 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is then stirred at room temperature for 4 days. After 4 days, the solution is concentrated to a brown syrup, which is dissolved in methylene chloride. This solution is further washed successively with 1 M hydrochloric acid, saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, water, and brine and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The methylene chloride solution is then concentrated in vacuo and the residue applied on a column of silica gel packed in methylene chloride:acetone (4:1) and eluted with that solvent. The 1',6,6'-tri-O-tritylsucrose is obtained (28.59 g) in 58.8% yield as an off-white solid with a melting point of 127° to 130° C.

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