Formose reaction

The formose reaction, discovered by Aleksandr Butlerov in 1861, and hence also known as the Butlerov reaction,[1][2] involves the formation of sugars from formaldehyde. The term formose is a portmanteau of formaldehyde and aldose.

  1. ^ A. Boutlerow (1861) "Formation synthétique d'une substance sucrée" (Synthetic formation of a sugary substance), Comptes rendus ... 53: 145–147. Reprinted in German as: Butlerow, A. (1861), "Bildung einer zuckerartigen Substanz durch Synthese" (Formation of a sugar-like substance by synthesis), Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie, 120: 295–298.
  2. ^ Orgel, Leslie E. (2000). "Self-organizing biochemical cycles". PNAS. 97 (23): 12503–12507. Bibcode:2000PNAS...9712503O. doi:10.1073/pnas.220406697. PMC 18793. PMID 11058157.