Methyl α-D-fructofuranoside: Synthesis and Conversion into Carboxylates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)80394-8

Methyl α-D-fructofuranoside was synthesized by methylation of D-fructose and subsequent isolation of the α-furanoside from the anomeric mixture.This fructofuranoside was used as a starting material for the synthesis of several carboxylates, applying glycolic oxidation, selective oxidation of the primary alcohol function at the C-6 position and carboxymethylation.