Talk:Cyclitol

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Random(?) bibliography

  • [http://victor.plouvier.free.fr/BibAngl.html Bibliography Victor Plouvier] --(added by User:Nono64)

::Which items are relevant, specifically? --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 15:44, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Why *three* hydroxyls?

The definiton of the family seems rather arbitrary. Why *three* hydroxyls, and not two or four? If they were in specific positions (say consecutive) there could be a chemical reason, but apparently that is not the case. All the best, --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 15:43, 11 February 2010 (UTC)