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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Number of possible stereoisomers of glucose (an aldohexose) is

Answer: (C)

Solution

Glucose has four stereocentres (C2, C3, C4, C5), giving 2⁴ = 16 possible stereoisomeric aldohexoses.

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