Glucal is the glycal formed from glucose. It is a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of a variety of oligosaccharides. Glucal and its derivatives can be converted to other chemically useful sugars using the Ferrier rearrangement. ...
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Synonym for glycal ... An unsaturated sugar derivative in which the adjacent hydroxyl groups are removed, one of which is that upon the carbon-1 of the aldose (or carbon-2 of the ketose), yielding a CH==CH between these two positions. ... Synonym: glucal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: glū′kăl Synonyms: glycal
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