JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Biomolecules / जैव-अणु Question Bank Mock Test - Biomolecules

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    Identify the correct set of stereochemical relationships amongst the following monosaccharides I-IV
    I. II III. IV.

    A) I and II are anomers; III and IV are epimers

    B) I and II are epimers; II and IV are anomers

    C) I and III are anomers; I and II are epimers

    D) I and II are epimers; III and IV are anomers

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Compounds differing in configuration at C-1 are called anomers while that differing in configuration at any one carbon other than C-1 are called epimers. Thus, I and III are anomers and I and II are epimers.


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