Condensation and Dehydration Reactions of L-Sorbose in Ecofriendly Melt Systems

Zusammenfassung

L-Sorbose 1 was converted to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural 8 in choline chloride melts in moderate yields. A simplified synthesis of sorbosylurea tetraacetate 4 in two steps using urea melts was performed, achieving good yields. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications (R) to view the free supplemental file.