Problem 5.27 (a) Label the four stereogenic centers in sorbitol as R or S. (b) How are sorbitol and A related? (c) How are sorbitol and B related? но н но н но н но н H OH H OH HO HO но но но H OH HO H HO H Н он HO H HO H sorbitol A B

Problem 5.27 (a) Label the four stereogenic centers in sorbitol as R or S. (b) How are sorbitol and A related? (c) How are sorbitol and B related? но н но н но н но н H OH H OH HO HO но но но H OH HO H HO H Н он HO H HO H sorbitol A B

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Problem 5.27
(a) Label the four stereogenic centers in sorbitol as R or S.
(b) How are sorbitol and A related?
(c) How are sorbitol and B related?
HO H HO H
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Н Он Н ОН
HO
HO
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Н ОН
B
H OH HO H
HO H HO H
sorbitol
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