JEE Main Chemistry question

[J & K CET 2008] The anomeric carbon in D-(+)-glucose is

(A)C-1 carbonCorrect
(B)C-2 carbon
(C)C-5 carbon
(D)C-6 carbon

Answer: (A)

Solution

In D-(+)-glucose, cyclisation occurs between the C1 aldehyde carbon and the C5 hydroxyl oxygen, converting C1 into a new stereocentre called the anomeric carbon. C5 is the

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