Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Carbohydrate Mimetics

Highly diverse strategies are employed to mimic carbohydrates. Two subgroups of carbohydrate mimetics are very important: alterations of the core structure and modifications of the O-glycosidic linkage. This review presents methods, most of them developed in the 21(st) century, to mimic carbohydrates with a focus on their synthesis. A wide range of different reactions are discussed in order to access carbohydrate-like structures.