Fructose

Cronewitz, Theodor; Munir, Mohammad; Schneider, Bernd; Sentko, Anke

doi:10.1002/14356007.a12_047

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“…Sucrose , “the royal carbohydrate”, has for centuries been the worlds most abundantly produced organic compound, the present annual production being an impressive 130 million tons . Similarly bulk scale accessible are its component sugars d - glucose , produced by hydrolysis of starch, and d - fructose , generated either from glucose by base-induced isomerization or from inulin or sucrose by hydrolysis , lactose and maltose are available in large quantities from whey and starch, and d - xylose , the cheapest pentose, is generated from wood- or straw-derived xylans.…”

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Unsaturated O- and N-Heterocycles from Carbohydrate Feedstocks

2002

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With reference to the impending transition of chemical industry from depleting fossil raw materials to renewable feedstocks--the end of cheap oil is predicted for 2040 at the latest--this account gives an overview on chemically transforming carbohydrates, by far the major part of the annually regrowing biomass, into the following unsaturated O- and N-heterocycles with versatile industrial application profiles: furans, pyrans, dihydropyranones, pyrroles, pyrazoles, imidazoles, pyridinols, pyrazines, and quinoxalines. Although the emphasis was laid on conversions that can be effected in practical one-pot procedures or in a few large-scale-adaptable steps, a broad structural variety of products emerges that have not only diverse chemical functionalities but also hydrophilic "residual sugar" portions that render them water-soluble and readily biodegradable.

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confidence: 99%