Oxoglycals are versatile building blocks with extensive applications in glycochemistry,
organic, and bio-organic sciences. They serve as powerful synthons, enabling the
development of diverse organic structures. This review highlights the utility of easily
obtainable 3-oxoglycals as fundamental building blocks for synthesizing various
compounds, including rare sugars, N-inserted compounds, fused heterocycles, medium ring
compounds, polycyclic molecules, cycloadducts, and axially chiral molecules. Some of these …