MCM-41 materials as catalysts for the synthesis of alkyl fructosides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/07328309908543987

Alkylation of saccharides combines the essential characteristics of two major renewable classes, viz. triglycerides and carbohydrates, while leading to biofriendly surfactants and emulsifiers. The development of alkylated derivatives of fructose has lagged because no efficient synthesis was available. We have found that mesoporous materials of the MCM-41 type are active and selective catalysts for the alkylation of fructose. Quantitative yields were obtained in the reaction of fructose with lower alcohols, up to C4. For long chain alcohols yields were moderate but the alkyl fructopyranosides could be easily purified. The other isomers could be isolated by chromatography.

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Mcm-41 Materials as Catalysts for
the Synthesis of Alkyl Fructosides
A.M. van der Heijden , F. van Rantwijk & H. van Bekkum
a Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Catalysis , Delft
University of Technology , Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft,
The Netherlands
Published online: 27 Feb 2008.
To cite this article: A.M. van der Heijden , F. van Rantwijk & H. van Bekkum (1999) Mcm-41
Materials as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Alkyl Fructosides, Journal of Carbohydrate
Chemistry, 18:2, 131-147, DOI: 10.1080/07328309908543987
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