The standard compound for determination of configuration in the ‘sugar chemistry’ is
A
Glycolaldehyde
B
Glyceraldehyde
C
Glucose
D
Fructose
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B
Glyceraldehyde
b Glyceraldehyde has been chosen as the arbitrary standard for the $D$ and $L$ notation in sugar chemistry Because this has an asymmetric carbon and can exist as a pair of enantiomers
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The beta and alpha glucose have different specific rotations. When either is dissolved in water, their rotation changes until the same fixed value results. This is called