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Shortening Carbohydrates with the Wohl Degradation

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https://joechem.io/videos/200 for video on jOeCHEM and attached worksheet + solution (below video on jOeCHEM aka the link). https://joechem.io/videos/200 for video on jOeCHEM and attached worksheet + solution (below video on jOeCHEM aka the link) In this video, we'll talk about the opposite of lengthening sugar straight chains: shortening them! Here we cover the Wohl Degradation, talking about the reagents involved and highlighting why stereochemistry is less of a concern as opposed to chain lengthening.

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11. Shortening Carbohydrates with the Wohl Degradation

1. Overview of Carbohydrates

2. Drawing Fischer Projections & Terminology of D and L Sugars

3. Hemiacetal Formation with Sugars

4. Haworth Projections & Mutarotation with Examples

5. Ether and Ester Formation with Carbohydrates

6. Epimers and Epimerization

7. Oxidizing Sugars Mildly & Aggressively

8. Reducing Sugars with NaBH4

9. Making and Naming Glycosides

10. Lengthening Carbohydrate Chains with HCN

12. Forming Disaccharides via Glycosidic Linkages

13. Identifying Meso Sugars After Lengthening + Oxidizing (Example)

Shortening Carbohydrates with the Wohl Degradation - jOeCHEM