Regioselective acylation of 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose was performed with dodec
anoic acid to give 1,5-anhydro-6-O-dodecanoyl-D-fructose, chemically in 50%
yield and enzymatically in quantitative yield. Quantitative conversions we
re also obtained using hexadecanoic and octadecanoic acids as acyl donors.
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