Catalyzed sucrose-6-ester process

摘要

Sucrose is mono-acylated in the 6-position by reacting sucrose with a carboxylic acid anhydride such as acetic or benzoic anhydride in a reaction mixture containing a polar aprotic solvent and a catalytic quantity of a 1,3-diacyloxy-1,1,3,3-tetra(hydrocarbyl)distannoxane, for a period of time and at a temperature sufficient to produce a sucrose-6-ester.