J. Kaczmarek et al., SULFURIC ACID-CATALYZED ACETOLYSIS OF ANOMERIC ETHYL 2,3,4,6-TETRA-O-ACETYL-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDES - KINETICS AND MECHANISM, Carbohydrate research, 279, 1995, pp. 107-116
Kinetics of the acetolysis and concomitant anomerization of ethyl 2,3,
4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-alpha- and -beta-D-glucopyranosides in a mixture of
acetic anhydride, acetic acid, and sulfuric acid have been studied. T
he progress of the reactions was followed by gas chromatography, and t
he rate constants of the partial reactions were calculated on the basi
s of the time-dependent product distributions obtained. The mechanisms
of the reactions are discussed.