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Medical Definition of Kiliani-Fischer synthesis
1. A synthetic procedure for the extension of the carbon atom chain of aldoses by treatment with cyanide; hydrolysis of the cyanohydrins followed by reduction of the lactone yields the homologous aldose; with this method, d-glucose and d-mannose can be synthesised from d-arabinose. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis
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