The Dehydration of Ketohexoses into 5-Chloromethyl-2-furaldehyde. The isolation of Diketohexose Dianhydrides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.57.307

The isolation of diketohexose dianhydrides, produced during the dehydration of D(-)-fructose and L(-)-sorbose with concentrated hydrochloric acid, in a mixture containing water, an organic solvent and a catalytic amount of a surface-active agent is described.