Term: glycosides
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02661

Definition:
Originally mixed acetals resulting from the attachment of a glycosyl group to a non-acyl group RO– (which itself may be derived from a saccharide and chalcogen replacements thereof (RS–, RSe–). G02661.png The bond between the glycosyl group and the OR group is called a glycosidic bond. By extension, the terms N-glycosides and C-glycosides are used as class names for glycosylamines and for compounds having a glycosyl group attached to a hydrocarbyl group respectively. G02661-2.png  These terms are misnomers and should not be used. The preferred terms are glycosylamines and C-glycosyl compounds, respectively.

Related Terms:
1) acetals (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00062).
2) glycosyl group (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02665).
3) saccharide (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05441).
4) glycosylamines (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02663).
5) attachment (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00512).

Images:
1) Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/G02661.png) 
2) Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/G02661-2.png) 

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1338 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'glycosides' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02661

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