20. Carbohydrates
Enantiomers vs Diastereomers
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Problem 20.41
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Textbook QuestionIn Section 15.6, you saw that aldehydes react with reducing agents to yield primary alcohols (RCH=O → RCH₂OH). The structures of two d-aldotetroses are shown. One of them can be reduced to yield a chiral product, but the other yields an achiral product. Explain. <IMAGE><IMAGE>
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