Abstract
In the context of the methanolysis procedure for sugar analysis, several alditols were investigated for their capacity to form anhydro derivatives in M methanolic HCl (24 h, 85°). Xylitol, D-arabinitol, L-fucitol, D-glucitol, galactitol, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactitol, and the alditols of N-acetylneuraminic acid were very prone to form anhydrides, whereas 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-galactitol, 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucitol, D-mannitol,
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