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Standard XII
Chemistry
Glucose
Number of chi...
Question
Number of chiral centers is ______.
A
3
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4
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C
5
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6
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Solution
The correct option is
D
5
The structure is of the cyclic glucose which contains 5 asymmetric carbon.
The number of chiral centers is 5. They are marked with asterik in the following figure.
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