ISBN-13: 9780824798024 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 648 str.
Offers relevant chapters on reactions and derivative forms of carbohydrates, including commonly used methods as well as new experimental procedures. The text contains chapter commentaries and topic histories, covering the formation, cleavage and reactions of derivatives, such as acetals, dithioacetals and ethers. It illustrates bond-forming reactions of SN2 types, free radicals, chain extensions and branching.