
Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry
- 1st Edition, Volume 78 - December 2, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: David C. Baker
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 9 9 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 9 9 6 - 7
Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry, Volume 78, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a range of topics, i… Read more

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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry, Volume 78, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a range of topics, including Vinyl Sulfone-Modified Carbohydrates: Michael Acceptors and 2π Partners for the Synthesis of Functionalized Sugars, Enantiomerically Pure Carbocycles and Heterocycles and a Biographical Memoire for Leslie Hough.
- Features contributions from leading authorities and industry experts who specialize in carbohydrate chemistry, biochemistry and research
- Integrates the industrial, analytical and technological aspects of biochemistry, organic chemistry and instrumentation methodology in the study of carbohydrates
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
Researchers in biochemistry, organic chemistry, carbohydrate chemistry/ biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and instrumentation methodology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One: Vinyl sulfone-modified carbohydrates: Michael acceptors and 2π partners for the synthesis of functionalized sugars and enantiomerically pure carbocycles and heterocycles
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sulfone group attached to C-1 of pyranosides and furanosides
- 3: Sulfone group attached to C-2 of pyranosides and furanosides
- 4: Sulfone group attached to C-3 of pyranosides and furanosides
- 5: Sulfone group attached to C-4 of pyranose rings
- 6: Sulfone group attached to an exocyclic carbon atom
- 7: Synthesis of acyclic vinyl sulfones from carbohydrates
- 8: Michael addition reactions of vinyl sulfone-modified carbohydrates
- 9: Carbocycles and heterocycles via Michael addition and tandem cyclization reactions
- 10: Vinyl sulfone-modified carbohydrates as 2π partners in cycloaddition reactions
- 11: Divinyl sulfone-modified carbohydrates
- 12: Nucleosides with vinyl sulfonylated sugar residues
- 13: Desulfonylation reactions in the context of vinyl sulfone-modified carbohydrates
- 14: Concluding remarks
- Acknowledgments
- Author index
- Subject index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 78
- Published: December 2, 2020
- No. of pages (Hardback): 156
- No. of pages (eBook): 156
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128209950
- eBook ISBN: 9780128209967
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David C. Baker
Prof. David C. Baker has a broad research and teaching experience in the organic and medicinal chemistry of the carbohydrates, including nucleosides and cell-surface carbohydrates that are documented in over 200 publications, presentations, and patents. He was elected a Fellow of the American Chemical Society where he has been active principally in the Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Chemistry, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USARead Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry on ScienceDirect