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Upstream product

• 2414-98-4 magnesium ethylate 
• 82598-88-7 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D-mannono-1,5-lactone 
• 13096-62-3 (3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-6-((benzyloxy)methyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one 
• 64-17-5 ethanol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

C-2 Epimerization of aldonolactones promoted by magnesium iodide: a new way towards non-enzymatic epimerization

The first example of a non-enzymatic C-2 epimerization of aldonolactones is reported. The reaction of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-d-gluconolactone or 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-d-mannonolactone with MgI2 in EtOH afforded their respective C-2 epimer. Studies conducted in EtOD showing the incorporation of a deuterium atom only at the C-2 position of the epimerized product reveal an epimerization rather than a racemization reaction. A mechanism involving a chelation with a magnesium species is proposed to explain this C-2 inversion reaction.