Fig. 2 (IMAGE) Osaka University Caption Plausible reaction pathways for the selective formose reaction Credit 2023, Akihito Hashidzume, Preferential Formation of Specific Hexose and Heptose in Formose Reaction under Microwave Irradiation, RSC Advances Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. License CC BY-NC Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.