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Carbohydrates as Synthetic Tools in Organic Chemistry
Author(s) -
Boysen Mike M. K.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200701010
Subject(s) - derivatization , terpene , chemistry , organic chemistry , organic synthesis , reagent , stereoselectivity , amino acid , combinatorial chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry , high performance liquid chromatography
Abstract While amino acids, terpenes and alkaloids have found broad application as tools in stereoselective organic synthesis, carbohydrates have only lately been recognised as versatile starting materials for chiral auxiliaries, reagents, ligands and organocatalysts. The structural diversity of carbohydrates and the high density of functional groups offer a wide variety of opportunities for derivatization and tailoring of synthetic tools to a specific problem.