Detailing commonly used methods and procedures, this reference discusses the reactions and derivative forms of carbohydrates. Preparative Carbohydrate Chemistry covers the formation, cleavage, and reactions of derivatives and illustrates bond-forming reactions of SN2 types, free radicals, chain extensions, and branching. The contents include: sugar derivatives; selected reactions in carbohydrate chemistry; chemical synthesis of oligosaccharides and O-and N -glycosyl compounds; enzymatic synthesis of sialic acid, KDO, and related deoxyulosonic acids, and of oligosaccharides; synthesis of -glycosyl compounds; carbocycles from carbohydrates; and total synthesis of sugars from non-sugars. This authoritative reference offers relevant chapters on reactions and derivative forms of carbohydrates, including commonly used methods as well as new experimental procedures. It also contains insightful chapter commentaries and succinct topic histories.

The Molecules Online Annual summarizes the papers published in 1997 and 1998 in "Molecules Online" on the Internet. All electronic features are included on the CD-ROM. "Molecules" "Online" is a journal of synthetic organic and natural product chemistry. It is published monthly as an online-journal, with a yearly printed and CD-ROM version. It endeavors to expedite publication electronically with color being offered free of charge. Since Graphical Abstracts of papers published in "Molecules Online" will be accessible on the internet, authors will have an opportunity to share their research results on a worldwide basis within a short period of time from submission and acceptance of their manuscripts. Abstracts of papers published in "Molecules Online" will appear in Chemical Abstracts (CAS); it will be indexed in the Science Citation Index.