1,6-Anhydro-beta-D-glucopyranose

Stability Hygroscopic Applications 1,6-Anhydrohexopyranoses have proven to be valuable synthons for the preparation of biologically important and structurally diverse products (e.g. rifamycin S, indanomycin, thromboxane B2, (+)-biotin, tetrodotoxin, quinone, and macrolide antibiotics) as well as for modified sugars.The chemical/physical/toxicological properties have not been thoroughly investigated. Since it is known to be a minor component of certain food materials it may be regarded as of relatively low toxicity. References Fraser-Reid, B., et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 106, 731 (1984); Edwards, M.P., et al. J. Org. Chem. 49, 3503 (1984); Kelly, A.G., and Roberts, J.S. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 228, (1980); Ogawa, T., et al. Carbohydr. Res. 57, C31 (1977); Isobe, M., et al. Tetrahedron Lett. 28, 6485 (1987); Fresnos, J.N. and Swenton, J.S. , J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 658, (1985); Kochetkov, N.K. et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 22, 4315, 4319 (1981); Georges, M. et al., Carbohydr. Res. 130, 115 (1984); Paulsen, et al., Chem. Ber. 114, 322 (1981).