Which of the following is the correct structure of L-Fructose?
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Answer
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Solution
D-(−)-Fructose (open chain, Fischer projection): C-1 CH2OH, C-2 C=O, –OH on the left at C-3 and on the right at C-4 and C-5.
L-Fructose is the mirror image (enantiomer) of D-fructose every –OH changes side:
C-3: –OH on the right; C-4 and C-5: –OH on the left.
(The –OH on the lowest stereocentre, C-5, is on the left L-configuration.)
This matches structure (2).
Answer: (2)