I Fine chemicals from carbohydrates: syntheses and methodologies; I.1 The discovery and design of transition-metal catalysts for the homogeneous hydrogenation of carbohydrate C-C bonds; M. A. Andrews, S. A. Klaeren and L. Gould; I.2 Erythritol, a new sweetener; J. Goossens; I.3 C-4 and C-5 chiral building blocks derived from carbohydrates; M. Vandewalle, L. Deprez, M. Pottie and K. Vanhessche; I.4 Some disaccharide derived building blocks of potential industrial utility; F. W. Lichtenthaler, S. Himmel, D. Martin and V Mnller; I.5 Aqueous sugars solutions as solvent in organic synthesis: New reactivity and selectivity; A. Lubineau, J. Auge, H. Bienayme, Y. Queneau and M. C. Scherrmann; II. Polymers detergents and food additives derived from carbohydrates: preparations and applications; II.1 Preparation and some properties of glycoside-bearing polymers; S. Kitazawa, M. Okumura, K. Kinomura, T. Sakakibara, K. Nakamae, T. Miyata, M. Akashi, K. Suzuki; II.2 Disaccharide derivatives as intermediates for surfactants, polymers and polymeric surfactants; M. Kunz; II.3 Hydrophobic alkyl glucosides: Synthetic methods and properties; K. Hill; II.4 Sucrose derivatives as bleaching boosters; J. Mentech; II.5 Low molecular weight carbohydrates as a source of liquid crystals and surfactants; G. A. Jeffrey; II.6 Perfluoroalkylated sugar derivatives as potent surfactants and co-surfactants for biomedical uses; J. G. Riess and J. Greiner; II.7 Carbohydrate derivatives as food additives using twin-screw extruders; K. Koerts and G. M. Vianen; Index.
