Shoji Hattori, Chiami Kawaharada, H. Tazaki
Jan 1, 2004
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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
Abstract
Thermally decomposed products of (±)-linalyl β-D-glucoside were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. 2,6-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienes produced by mild pyrolysis of linalyl β-D-glucopyranoside under a vacuum were detected and characterized by MS and NMR spectroscopy. This suggests that 2,6-dimethyl-2,6-octadienes are produced during thermal decomposition of the glucoside via proton transfer from the anomeric position to C-6 in the aglycon moiety. A stable isotope labeling experiment directly indicated the new reaction mechanism.