The Chemistry of C-Glycosides

By Daniel E. Levy and Cho Tang

In recent years C -glycoside chemistry has been one of the main topics in carbohydrate chemistry, not only because of the synthetic challenges posed, but also because C -glycosides have the potential to serve as carbohydrate analogues resistant to metabolic processes. Consequently, this class of compounds is currently receiving much interest as a potential source of therapeutic agents for clinical use. This book provides a broad coverage of the various synthetic methods available for the preparation of C -glycosides, and illustrates the interesting breadth of connections between carbohydrate chemistry and modern general synthetic organic chemistry by including topics such as transition-metal catalysis, radical chemistry, cycloaddition and rearrangement processes. In addition, in the final chapter of the book, the syntheses of C-di and trisaccharides reported through 1994 are reviewed. This well organised account of the synthetic chemistry in this field will prove to be very valuable to a wide range of researchers and advanced students, both as an introduction to the topic and for reference.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0080420818
• ISBN13: 9780080420813
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"