S. A. Barker, B. Hatt, P. Somers
1973
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Carbohydrate Research
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Abstract Benzeneboronic acid, 4-methoxybenzeneboronic acid, 3-nitrobenzeneboronic acid, and sulphonated benzeneboronic acid have been used to displace the pseudo-equilibria established in aqueous alkali between d -glucose, d -fructose, and d -mannose to give greatly increased yields of d -fructose. The effect of reaction temperature, pH, overall concentration, and molar ratio of acid:sugar on the yield of d -fructose has been investigated by using an automated assay for d -fructose.