5. Chirality
Optical Activity
16PRACTICE PROBLEM
Write the structures of the mirror images of D-galactose and D-mannose. Do you think D-galactose and D-mannose are chiral and optically active?
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Write the structures of the mirror images of D-galactose and D-mannose. Do you think D-galactose and D-mannose are chiral and optically active?