The reaction between epichlorohydrin and polysaccharides: Part 1. Syntheses of some model substances with non-cyclic substituents.

Five derivatives of methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside, in which the substituents form noncyclic structures, have been prepared as model substances for possible structural elements formed on reaction of polysaccharides with epichlorohydrin. The substances were converted into the permethylated alditol-1-d derivatives and characterised by CIMS and EIMS.