Organic Chemistry (6th Edition)
Organic Chemistry (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9781260119107
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 26.2, Problem 5P
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Interpretation: The stereogenic centers in glucose are to be labeled as R, S.

Concept introduction: The stereochemistry of stereogenic center is S and R if the circle around it rotates in anticlockwise and anticlockwise direction, respectively. The inversion of configuration takes place when the lowest priority group is present on horizontal line in Fischer projection formula.

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