Hydrogenation of monosaccharides

The multiplet theory has also proved useful for investigating the hydrogenation of monosaccharides (423). From the calculation of E according to Table XI the reaction sequence shown in Table XXII is expected. Reaction (1) is the hydrogenation of a monosaccharide into a polyalcohol (2) is the reduction of the hydroxyl group (3) is the Cannizzaro-Tishchenko reaction, i.e., the formation of gluconic acids ... 

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