Microscale Synthesis of 2,3:5,6-Di-O-isopropylidene-alpha-D-mannofuranose ("Diacetone Mannose")

Jeffrey A. Charonnat and Cathleen S. Steinberg
California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330
J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (8), p A170
DOI: 10.1021/ed073pA170
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 1996

Abstract

Relatively few carbohydrate experiments have been reported for the microscale organic laboratory curriculum despite the considerable importance of these biomolecules. This article describes an experiment that encourages discussion of carbohydrate chemistry in terms of reaction mechanisms, conformational analysis, and spectroscopy. The specific experiment involves the preparation of the bis(acetonide) of D-(+)-mannose.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Organic Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

The Microscale Laboratory

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Microscale Lab

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