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Xylitol is found in many kinds of berries. It is
Chapter 24, Problem 24.74(choose chapter or problem)
Xylitol is found in many kinds of berries. It is approximately as sweet as sucrose but with fewer calories. It is often used in sugarless chewing gum. Xylitol is obtained upon reduction of d-xylose. Draw a structure of xylitol.
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QUESTION:
Xylitol is found in many kinds of berries. It is approximately as sweet as sucrose but with fewer calories. It is often used in sugarless chewing gum. Xylitol is obtained upon reduction of d-xylose. Draw a structure of xylitol.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
This exercise asks us to consider the compound named xylitol, which is a common low-calorie sweetener. We're told that xylitol is obtained upon reduction of D-xylose (an aldopentose). We're asked to draw the structure of this reduction product.