Preobraženskij, N. A.: Aldehydogenic lipids - Recent developments in the chemistry of natural carbon compounds 4. (Budapest, 1971)
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL CARBON COMPOUNDS Volume IV The present volume of the series contains three monographs, written by distinguished researchers of the organic compounds treated. The study by N. A. Preobrazhenskii and G. A. Parfenov deals with the different types of natural aldehydogenic lipids, such as the natural plasmalogens.The methods of isolation and analysis of plasmalogens and acetalphosphatides are discussed. Great emphasis is laid on the synthesis of this interesting class of compounds; the elucidation of the structure of these substances, their metabolism and the biological role of plasmalogens are described. In the part by N. K. Kochetkov and A. F. Bochkov, after a brief historical survey, the types of sugar orthoesters, their systematization and nomenclature, chemical properties and reactions are discussed. This is followed by a description of the methods of synthesis and analysis of these sugar derivatives, as well as a detailed treatment of structural problems and structure elucidation is given. The great possibilities of applying these compounds in carbohydrate synthesis are pointed out,