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no of chiral carbons in fructose

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no of chiral carbons in fructose

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10 Jan 2011 19:29:56 IST

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Fructose is

HO₂HC -- C=O --- (C^*HOH)₃---- CH₂OH

So the number of Chiral carbon (* marked) are THREE(3)

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