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Three 1-O-methyl-4, 6-O-benzylidene derivatives of monosaccharides (D-
glucose, D-galactose and D-mannose) were synthesised: they acted as ve
rsatile gelators of various organic fluids, indicating that saccharide
s are useful as potential building-blocks for molecular design of chir
al gelators.