title: Identification of 1,5-anhydroglucitol in thin-layer chromatograms.
abstract: The chromatographical characteristics of 1,5-anhydroglucitol in thin-layer chromatograms can be studied using the customary carbohydrate solvents. Both hydrogen peroxide and sodium metaperiodate oxidation reactions were tested in order to find a specific colour reaction for the detection of the compound. 1,5-anhydroglucitol was readily converted by periodate into an intermediate product which produced an intense orange-red colour with diphenylamine aniline reagent. According to data obtained from periodate oxidation, IR spectroscopy and mass fragmentography, the intermediate product was a dialdehyde compound with a C6 structure, possibly formed through cleavage at C2-C3. The formation of a compound of this kind without chain cleavage in the periodate oxidation of C6 carbohydrates is uncommon. Periodate oxidation followed by diphenylamine-aniline reaction affords a sensitive and specific method for the detection of 1,5-anhydroglucitol.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010504:Periodic Acid; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: D010504:Periodic Acid; D013012:Sorbitol; C006584:1,5-anhydroglucitol; D003847:Deoxyglucose