Kinetics of reactions of manganese(III) pyrophosphate with some hexitols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(83)88273-1

Alditols are acyclic, polyhydric alcohols that are derived from aldoses and ketoses by reduction.Their wide-spread occurance in Nature, particularly in the lower forms of life, points to their biological importance.Compared to studies of the metal-ion oxidation of sugars, it seems that the oxidation of alditols has received little attention.Earlier, the oxidation of hexitols with cerium(IV) (ref. 1), cobalt(III) (ref. 2), and vanadium(V) (ref. 3) was reported, and we now describe oxidations with manganese(III) pyrophosphate.