Reduction of d-fructose with NaBH4 gives a mixture of d-glucitol and d-mannitol. What does this result prove

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Reduction of d-fructose with NaBH4 gives a mixture of d-glucitol and d-mannitol. What does this result prove about the configurations of d-fructose, d-mannose, and d-glucose?
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Organic Chemistry A Short Course

ISBN: 978-1111425562

13th edition

Authors: Harold Hart, Christopher M. Hadad, Leslie E. Craine, David J. Hart

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