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Draw the mirror images of glucose and fructose. Are glucose and fructose chiral? Do you
Chapter 23, Problem PROBLEM 23-1(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Draw the mirror images of glucose and fructose. Are glucose and fructose chiral? Do you expect them to be optically active?
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QUESTION:
Draw the mirror images of glucose and fructose. Are glucose and fructose chiral? Do you expect them to be optically active?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Glucose is found as aldohexose, while fructose is found as ketohexose. Glucose has a tendency to form a furan ring while fructose forms a furan ring.