(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-ethoxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: The ethyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-glucopyranoside was deacetylated with 1M sodium methoxide (2 ml) in Methanol (80 ml) for 20 hours at room temperature. The mixture was neutralized with Amberlite™ IR-120 (H+ -form) and concentrated in vacuo to give the product in quantitative yield as a hygroscopic solid. concentrated in vacuo to give the product in quantitative yield as a hygroscopic solid