L-Gulose can be prepared from D-glucose by a route that begins with oxidation to o-glucaric acid, which

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L-Gulose can be prepared from D-glucose by a route that begins with oxidation to o-glucaric acid, which cyclizes to form two six-membered-ring lactones. Separating the lactones and reducing them with sodium amalgam gives L-glucose and L-gulose. What are the structures of the two lactones, and which one is reduced to L-gulose?

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