At 100 C, d-idose exists mostly (about 86%) as a 1,6-anhydropyranose: (a) Draw the chair conformation of

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At 100 °C, d-idose exists mostly (about 86%) as a 1,6-anhydropyranose:-  - CH - - - -O-CH2 1,6-anhydro-D-idopyranose

(a) Draw the chair conformation of this compound.

(b) Explain why d-idose has more of the anhydro form than d-glucose. (Under the same conditions, glucose contains only 0.2% of the 1,6-anhydro form.)

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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