Question

The optically active tartaric acid is named as $D-(+)$ tartaric acid because it has a positive

• A. Optical rotation and derived from D-glucose
• B. PH is organic solvent
• C. Opitcal rotation and is derived from D-(+) glyceraldehyde
• D. Optical rotation only when substituted by deuterium

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Opitcal rotation and is derived from D-(+) glyceraldehyde

The configuration of the penultimate carbon of any optically active compound is always correlated with (+) glyceraldehyde