Indirect Electro-oxidative Transformation of δ-D-Gluconolactone to n-Arabinose

Abstract

Indirect electrochemical oxidation of δ-D-gluconolactone to D-arabinose in aqueous sulfuric acid has been carried out by the use of cerium sulfate as a mediator and platinum plates ao an anode and a cathode. At low temperatures and low current densities, D-arabinose was obtained in a 65% yield.