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.
In carbohydrate chemistry, the Lobry de Bruyn–Van Ekenstein transformation, also known as the Lobry de Bruyn–Alberda van Ekenstein transformation, is a chemical reaction that converts an aldose to its ketose isomer or vice versa using a base or acid catalyst and enediol as an intermediate.