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D-Xylose, on completion of mutarotation, has specific rotation +18.6 degrees. Wh

ID: 935624 • Letter: D

Question

D-Xylose, on completion of mutarotation, has specific rotation +18.6 degrees. When it's aldehyde group is reduced to a -CH2OH group, what will the specific rotation of the product be? D-Xylose, on completion of mutarotation, has specific rotation +18.6 degrees. When it's aldehyde group is reduced to a -CH2OH group, what will the specific rotation of the product be? D-Xylose, on completion of mutarotation, has specific rotation +18.6 degrees. When it's aldehyde group is reduced to a -CH2OH group, what will the specific rotation of the product be?

Explanation / Answer

Reduction of aldehyde group of D-Xylose gives