Separation of Aldoses and Alditols Using Thermostable Open Tubular Glass Capillary Columns

Abstract
Successful GLC separation of complex mixtures of aldoses and alditols has been achieved. Aldoses are analyzed as the poly-O-acetylaldonic nitriles (Wohl derivatives), and polyols are analyzed as the polyacetyl esters. When mixtures of aldoses and alditols are subjected to the conditions of the Wohl synthesis, each component forms a single derivative. Terminal dissymmetry is retained for aldoses. Analyses are made using 60 m SE-30 open tubular glass capillary columns with temperature programming.