The condensation of nitromethane with D-and L-arabinose: preparation of L-glucose and L-mannose

JC Sowden, HOL Fischer

Index: Sowden; Fischer Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1947 , vol. 69, p. 1965

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Citation Number: 80

Abstract

The salts of 1, 4-di-(y-aminopropoxy)-pentane were obtained as solids only when the acid was dibasic and contained an even number of carbon atoms. Although the compounds were white powders which appeared amorphous, X-ray examination2'of the oxalate and succinate showed well defined powder diagrams indicating microcrystallinity. These salts were hygroscopic substances, easily soluble in water or absolute ethanol with the ...