Nitrogen-containing carbohydrate derivatives. Part XVI. Re-investigation of the ‘mutarotation’ of 3,4,5,6-tetra-O-benzoyl-D-glucose phenylhydrazone
Abstract
The so-called ‘mutarotation’ of the title compound, previously assigned to phenylhydrazone–phenylazo-tautomerism, has been shown to be due to formation of a phenylazo-hydroperoxide.