Xylose is a common sugar found in many types of wood, including maple and cherry

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Xylose is a common sugar found in many types of wood, including maple and cherry. Because it is much less prone to cause tooth decay than sucrose, xylose has been used in candy and chewing gum.

(a) How many stereogenic centers does xylose have? Identify them and assign the absolute configuration (R or S) to each one.

(b) How many stereoisomers of xylose are there?

(c) Draw the structure of the enantiomer of xylose.

Xylose is a common sugar found in many types of wood, including maple and cherry. Because it is much less prone to cause tooth decay than sucrose, xylose has been used in candy and chewing gum. How many stereogenic centers does xylose have? Identify them and assign the absolute configuration (R or S) to each one. How many stereoisomers of xylose are there? Draw the structure of the enantiomer of xylose. Draw the structure of a diastereomer of xylose

Explanation / Answer

There are eight stereoisomers of ribose

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