CH,OH HO НО OH ОН Glucose (а) (b)

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Chapter15: Carboxylic Acids And Esters
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On the left is a stereorepresentation of glucose

Q.Convert the stereorepresentation on the left to a planar hexagon representation. 

CH,OH
HO
НО
OH
ОН
Glucose
(а)
(b)
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To convert the stereo representation of glucose to a planar hexagon representation.

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The hexagon representation of the cyclic ring of glucose is

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In the hexagonal representation, the dashed bond represented by the downward, and the wedged bond represented by the upward bond.

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Write the substitute of each carbon in the planar hexagon representation according to the type of bond in the stereo representation of glucose.

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