JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques JEE Main

The number of chiral centres in (+)-glucose is

(A)4Correct
(B)3
(C)2
(D)1

Answer: (A)

Solution

Open-chain glucose has four stereocenters, at C2, C3, C4 and C5.

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