Oxyacid An acid in which the acidic proton

Oxyacid an acid in which the acidic proton is attached to an >xygen atom. (7.2)... [Pg.1107]

The literature on metal complexes of carbohydrates through 1965 has been fully reviewed by Rendleman (I), and we shall therefore only discuss recent work. We shall not discuss the complexes formed with strong bases, such as calcium and barium oxide these are salts in which the sugar acts as a weak acid, losing one or several protons. Nor shall we discuss the complexes formed with anions of oxyacids—e.g., borate, stannate, periodate, etc. ions all these are compounds formed by covalent bonds in alkaline solution. We are concerned only with complexes formed with cations in neutral aqueous solution there is no evidence for the formation of complexes between sugars and simple anions in neutral aqueous solution. (For an example of complex formation between a sugar derivative and chloride ion in chloroform solution, see Reference 3.)... [Pg.115]

Most acids are oxyacids, in which the acidic proton is attached to an oxygen atom. The strong acids mentioned above, except hydrochloric acid, are typical examples. Many common weak acids, such as phosphoric acid (H3P04), nitrous acid (HN02), and hypochlorous acid (HOC1), are also... [Pg.229]

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