Organic Chemistry: Carbohydrates
This document contains all information necessary to know about carbohydrates for an organic chemistry 2 course. It includes a list of all the basic carbohydrates known. It includes explanations about the nature of carbohydrates and their nomenclature. Other information includes intramolecular reactions of carbohydrates, ester formation reactions, glycoside formation, reduction and oxidation reactions. Other important reactions include chain lengthening (Kiliani-Fischer) and shortening (Wonl) reactions.
Written for
- Institution
- The City College Of New York
- Module
- CHEM26300 (CHEM26300)
Document information
- Uploaded on
- September 7, 2022
- Number of pages
- 7
- Written in
- 2022/2023
- Type
- Lecture notes
- Professor(s)
- Sean boson
- Contains
- 19-20
Subjects
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carbohydrates
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glyceraldehyde
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glucose
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anomeric carbon
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monosaccharide
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epimers
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hemiacetal
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glucopyranose
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ester formation
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silver oxide
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glycoside formation
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hydrolysis
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alditol
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williamsons ester synthesis
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