Abstract
The acylation of the rare sugar, D-allose (the C-3 epimer of D-glucose), with fatty acid vinyl esters was successfully carried out using Candida antarctica lipase in acetonitrile at 45 degrees C to give D-allose 6-alkanoates with high regioselectivity in good yields.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Candida / enzymology
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Catalysis
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Esterification
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Esters / chemistry*
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Esters / metabolism*
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Fatty Acids / chemistry*
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Fatty Acids / metabolism*
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Glucose / chemistry*
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Glucose / metabolism*
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Lipase / metabolism*
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Molecular Structure
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Solvents
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Swine
Substances
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Esters
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Fatty Acids
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Solvents
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allose
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Lipase
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Glucose