Carbohydrates From Chirons to Mimics

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Carbohydrates were long considered energy storage compounds and support structures 

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Similarly, the C5 carbon of thiophenyl mannoside (16) was formylated N, A-dimethyl-formamide (DMF), n-BuLi] to 18, further functionalized and desulfurized to offer smoothly a variety of functionalized C-alkyl glycosides (19a to 19c). 

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