13C nmr study of α- and β-anomeric pairs of d-mannopyranosides and l-rhamnopyranosides

13C NMR spectra for a variety of α and β-anomeric series of d-mannopyranosides and l-rhamnopyranosides are presented and analyzed in comparison with those of D-glucopyranosides. The results obtained in the present study are valuable for the structure studies of plant-glycosides as well as carbohydrates, especially for determination of anomeric configurations of mannosides and rhamnosides which has been extremely difficult by other classical techniques.