Carbohydrate reactions Flashcards
1
Q
anomeric carbon bound to OH
A
sugar is in reducing form
2
Q
anomeric carbon bound to OR
A
non reducing cyclic form
3
Q
stereoisomers
A
isomers that differ in the spatial arrangements of their atoms around a stereocenter
4
Q
enantiomers
A
non superimposable mirror images
5
Q
achiral
A
superimposable mirror images
6
Q
d system
A
how compounds rotate polarized light
(+) d = clockwise
7
Q
l system
A
(-) l - counterclockwise
8
Q
R and S system
A
priority rules via atomic number ‘;
