Chapter 25: Carbohydrates

Glycoside formation

Summary

• Typical reagents : excess ROH, acid catalyst.
• Alternatively, the "ROH" can be from another saccharide so joining two saccharide units.
• Note that glycosides are just acetals or ketals (review ?)
• The chemistry here is just that of simple acetals and ketals (review ?)

• Reactions of Alcohols to give Acetals
• Hydrolysis of Glycosides

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