SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF ALKYLGLUCOSIDES WITH MILD DETERGENT ACTION - IMPROVED SYNTHESIS AND PURIFICATION OF BETA-1-OCTYL-GLUCOSE, BETA-1-NONYL-GLUCOSE AND BETA-1-DECYL-GLUCOSE - SYNTHESIS OF BETA-1-UNDECYLGLUCOSE AND BETA-1-DODECYLMALTOSE

Medium chain β-1-alkylglycosides show interesting mild detergent properties. Therefore, their synthesis and purification have been investigated and improved so as to permit preparation of 50-100 g amounts. Preparatory methods are presented for the already known compounds β-1-octyl-, β-1-nonyl and β-1-decyl-glucose and for the new compounds β-1-undecylglucose and β-1-dodecylmaltose. Some relevant properties such as melting point, optical rotation, critical micelle concentration and NMR-spectra have been determined. They illustrate the suitability of this class of detergents for membrane research. © 1979.