Carbohydrate Chemistry

Introduction to Fischer projections

Determining R/S on Fischer projections

Converting from line diagrams to Fischer projections

Converting from Fischer projections to line diagrams

Carbohydrate nomenclature

Haworth projections

Carbohydrate optical acitivity and designations

Stereoisomerism

Cyclization of sugars

Monosaccharide reactions: acylation

Monosaccharide reactions: methylation

Monosaccharide reactions: glycoside formation

Monosaccharide reactions: reduction to alditol

Monosaccharide reactions: oxidation to aldonic acid

Monosaccharide reactions: oxidation to aldaric acid

Monosaccharide reactions: Killiani-Fischer synthesis (chain lengthening)

Monosaccharide reactions: Ruff degradation (chain shortening)

Monosaccharide reactions: formation of amino sugars