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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

How many of the following Fischer projections belong to the D-series? (six structures, i–vi, including various aldoses and a ketose shown with their configurations)

Answer: 4

Solution

A sugar belongs to the D-series when the group on its lowest (highest-numbered) stereocentre, the one farthest from the carbonyl group, lies on the right-hand side

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