3‐Deoxy‐glucosone is an Intermediate in the Formation of Furfurals from <scp>D</scp>‐Glucose.

Abstract

The acid-catalyzed dehydration of glucose to hydroxymethylfurfural (6) can occur via two possible mechanisms. 3-deoxy-D-erythro-hex-2-ulose (3) is found to be an intermediate in the formation of 6 from glucose (1). This finding implies that elimination of the glucose 3-OH group is the important step, rather than isomerization of the carbonyl group. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.