
TY  - JOUR
A1  - O'Conner, CJ 
A1  - Odell, AL 
A1  - Bailey, AAT 
T1  - Mutarotation of D(+)-glucose. I. Evidence of electrophilic attack by hydrated monomeric and dimeric copper(II) species
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1982
VL  - 35
IS  - 5
SP  - 951
EP  - 960
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9820951 
N2  - The rate of mutarotation of &#945;-D(+)-glucose is markedly affected by the addition of electrolytes. At 293 K the rate constants for reaction with H2O, HClO4, NaClO4 and CU(ClO4)2 are 4.6 &#215; 10-6, 5.9 &#215; 10-3,1.2 &#215; 10-4 and 4.6 &#215; 10-3 dm3 mol-1 s-1 respectively. In the pH range 3.5 - 4.4 the rate of mutarotation increases sharply in solutions of Cu(ClO4)2 because of the presence of small concentrations of Cu((OH)2CU)2+ for reaction with which the second-order rate constant is 4.0 dm3 mol-1 s-1. A model for mutarotation is proposed which involves a specifically oriented aquation sheath about the charged ion which then acts as an enhanced electrophile in the rate-determining step to form the aldehyde intermediate. In the presence of mixed cationic catalysts, additivity rather than competition is observed between the effect of two catalysts. This result and the observed increase in the entropy of activation in the presence of aquated copper(II) support this model. 
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