1986 Volume 34 Issue 4 Pages 1843-1845
Pairs of enantiomers of nine aldoses were separated on gas-liquid chromatography equipped with an SE-30 capillary column as trimethylsilyl ethers after conversion of the aldoses to methyl 2-(polyhydroxyalkyl)-thiazolidine-(4R)-carboxylates using the reaction with L-cysteine methyl ester.