Sewell, O. K.2014-02-252014-02-251946http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8892http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/6307The initial step in the present investigation was the preparation of the α-methyl-d-glucuronoside (ii) by the oxidation of α-methyl-d-glucoside (i) with an equilibrium mixture of nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen tetroxide in chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. [formula here]. The uronic acids in general will be discussed below, especially d-glucuronic acid (iii) which can not be purchased and hence must be synthesised or isolated from natural products.enCopyright O. K. SewellTheses / Dissertations