The Chemistry of C-Glycosides (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780080420813)

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.

Author: D. E. Levy,Levy,Lilly Ed Tang
ISBN-10: 0080420818
ISBN-13: 9780080420813
Publisher: Elsevier
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1995
Pages: 290
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.65d