Carbohydrates are ubiquitous and important biomolecules. Initially thought to be dull, energy storing moieties, the importance of carbohydrates and their conjugates, glycoproteins and glycopilids, in cellular communication ...

This report concerns the development of a synthetic approach towards synthesis of seven-membered septanosides, such as, substituted oxepanes from protected 2-hydroxyglycals. Important precursors to the synthesis of the ...