For Toni Planas, a sabbatical in rural Connecticut has accelerated a sweet collaboration with Mark Peczuh’s research group. The Glycosidase Team: (L to R) Sergi Pascual, Aditya Pote, Antoni Planas, Mark Peczuh Carbohydrate chemists are readily familiar with the concept of neighboring group participation (NPG), where the electrons of…
Year: 2018
Fischer Fool-Proof: Lessons from Stereochemistry’s Shining Debut
An explication of Fischer’s proof for the configuration of sugars is the capstone lecture in sophomore organic chemistry. This feat of experimentation and logic offers lessons that are of broad utility beyond organic chemistry.