Boric acid catalyzed methyl esterification of sugar acids

Stephan M. Levonis; Brighid B. Pappin; Alissa Sharp; Milton J. Kiefel; Todd A. Houston

doi:10.1071/CH13459

Boric acid catalyzed methyl esterification of sugar acids

Stephan M. Levonis, Brighid B. Pappin, Alissa Sharp, Milton J. Kiefel^*, Todd A. Houston

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Boric acid catalyzes methyl esterification of certain sugar acids (sialic acid, deaminated neuraminic acid) and related natural products (quinic acid) quite cleanly in some cases. However, closely related sugar acids (glucuronic acid, 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid) failed to esterify under the same conditions. Factors governing this dichotomy are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	528-530
Number of pages	3
Journal	Australian Journal of Chemistry
Volume	67
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/CH13459
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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