Introduction of a carboxyl group through an acetal as a new route to carboxylic acid derivatives of sugars

S Carbonnel, C Fayet, J Gelas

Index: Carbonnel, Sylvie; Fayet, Catherine; Gelas, Jacques Carbohydrate Research, 1999 , vol. 319, # 1-4 p. 63 - 73

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Abstract

A new class of carboxylic acid derivatives of sugars is described. Acetalation of mono-and disaccharides with a functionalized vinylic ether or a diethoxybutanoate afforded mono-and diacetals bearing an ester group. Their saponification led to the corresponding carboxylic acid acetals in which the length of the acetal side chain can be modulated.