Carbohydrates

This heavily illustrated book comprehensively covers all essential areas of basic synthetic carbohydrate chemistry. It also describes the basic reaction mechanisms while accounting for modern concepts such as stereoelectronic principles.

Conformational Analysis of Monosaccharides. - Anomeric Effect. - Isomerization of Sugars. - Relative Reactivity of Hydroxyl Groups in Monosaccharides. - Cyclic Acetals and Ketals. - Nucleophilic Displacement and the Neighboring Group Participation. - Anhydrosugars. - Amino Sugars. - Oxidation of Monosaccharides. - Addition of Nucleophiles to Glycopyranosiduloses. - Chemistry of the Glycosidic Bond. - Synthesis of Polychiral Natural Products from Carbohydrates. - Carbohydrate-Based Antibiotics. - Higher-Carbon Monosaccharides.