Oxidation of ()-arabinose with warm nitric acid gave an optically active aldaric acid

Chapter 23, Problem 23.45

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Oxidation of ()-arabinose with warm nitric acid gave an optically active aldaric acid. In this reaction, both C-1 and C-5 are oxidized to CO2H. Assuming the C-4 OH is to the right, which two of the structures shown are possible for ()-arabinose? H OH H OH H OH CH2OH CH O HO H H OH H OH CH2OH CH O HO H OH H H OH CH2OH CH O HO HO H H H OH CH2OH CH O 12 3 4 A. 1 and 2 D. 2 and 3 B. 1 and 3 E. 2 and 4 C. 1 and 4 F. 3 and 4

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