Switchable product selectivity in dehydration of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine promoted by choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents

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Herein, we report choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents (DESs) promoted conversion of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) into nitrogen-containing compounds, i.e., 3-acetamido-5-(1′,2′-dihydroxyethyl) furan (Chromogen III) and 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran (3A5AF). The binary deep eutectic solvent choline chloride-glycerin (ChCl-Gly), was found to promote the dehydration of GlcNAc to form Chromogen III, which reaches a maximum yield of 31.1%. On the other hand, the ternary deep eutectic solvent, choline chloride-glycerol-B(OH)3 (ChCl-Gly-B(OH)3), promoted the further dehydration of GlcNAc into 3A5AF with a maximum yield of 39.2%. In addition, the reaction intermediate, 2-acetamido-2,3-dideoxy-D-erythro-hex-2-enofuranose (Chromogen I), was detected by in situ nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques when promoted by ChCl-Gly-B(OH)3. The experimental results of the 1H NMR chemical shift titration showed ChCl-Gly interactions with α-OH-3 and α-OH-4 of GlcNAc, which is responsible for promoting the dehydration reaction. Meanwhile, the strong interaction between Cl and GlcNAc was demonstrated by 35Cl NMR.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106980
JournaliScience
Volume26
Issue number7
Number of pages12
ISSN2589-0042
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2023

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The authors thank for National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 22075308 ) and Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province ( 202103021224439 ) for financial support.

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  • Green chemistry, Organic chemistry

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