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Di-D-fructose dianhydrides from the pyrolysis of inulin
A E Blize1, M Manley-Harris, G N Richards
1Shafizadeh Center for Wood and Carbohydrate Chemistry, University of Montana, Missoula 59812.
Carbohydrate Research
|December 2, 1994
Abstract:
Inulin was pyrolyzed in air to produce di-D-fructose dianhydrides (DFDAs) in approximately 26% yield, three of which were identified by MS, NMR, and comparison with literature data. The mass spectra of the per-O-trimethylsilyl derivatives of the DFDAs are discussed. A mechanism is proposed for the formation of DFDAs from inulin during pyrolysis.