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A Unique Sugar Orthoester

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THE isolation and identification of a D-glucose derivative in which the hydroxyl groups at positions C-3, C-5 and C-6 and an S-methyl group are commonly linked to form an orthocarbonate-type structure is reported. Such a carbohydrate derivative has not been shown previously.

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SHASHA, B., DOANE, W., RUSSELL, C. et al. A Unique Sugar Orthoester. Nature 204, 186–187 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204186b0

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