Tin Mediated Regioselective Synthesis of Sucrose-6-Esters

摘要

A method is disclosed for regioselective synthesis of sucrose-6-acetate via formation of a novel sucrose-tin adduct using sucrose and DBTO. The novel tin adduct can be represented by a formula (6-O-sucrose)-O-Snbutyl.sub.2-O-(6-O-sucrose) or as 1,3.(di O-sucrose) dibutyl stannylene. The adduct is acylated to yield sucrose-6-acetate or sucrose-6-benzoate as major product.