Question

Which of the following statement is true ?

• A. Epimers are also anomers
• B. Anomers are also epimers
• C. Both of the above statements are true
• D. Neither of the two statement is true

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Anomers are also epimers

Epimers are those diastereomers which differ in the configuration of only one chiral carbon which may be $C_1,C_2,C_3,$ etc,; while anomers are diastereomers that differ in the configuration of a specific chiral carbon which is $C_1$ in aldoses and $C_2$ in ketoses.