MCQ
Glucose has optical isomers
- A$8$
- B$12$
- ✓$16$
- DCannot be predicted
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
$16$
c
Glucose has four chiral carbons in it's aldehyde form. So, they are $2^4$ or $16$ possible stereoisomers of this formula as shown in the above image.
Glucose has four chiral carbons in it's aldehyde form. So, they are $2^4$ or $16$ possible stereoisomers of this formula as shown in the above image.
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