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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Can anyone correct me if I`m wrong - fructose belongs to D - series because the last asymmetric chiral carbon has -OH group to the right . But still it is leavo because it rotates the light in Acw direction ?? So it`s given by D-(-)-Fructose While glucose is D-(+)-glucose

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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10 Years ago
D configuration of this molecule is ancient term due to last carbon chiral has -OH in right direction as in fructose and glucose both it has got nothing to do with the direction where molecule rotates. (-) here signifies direction ACW