In carbohydrate chemistry, the Lobry de Bruyn–Van Ekenstein transformation also known as the Lobry de Bruyn–Alberda van Ekenstein transformation is the base or acid catalyzed transformation of an aldose into the ketose isomer or vice versa, with a tautomeric enediol as reaction intermediate.
The Lobry de Bruyn–Van Ekenstein transformation, also known as the Lobry de Bruyn–Alberda van Ekenstein transformation, is a base or acid-catalyzed conversion of an aldose to its ketose isomer or vice versa, with enediol acting as a tautomeric intermediate.