Essay
An optically active hexose (A),C6H12O6,was degraded to an optically active pentose (B),C5H10O5,by the following series of reactions:
Compound (B)was degraded to an optically active tetrose (C),C4H8O4,through the same series of reactions as shown above; then (C)was oxidized with HNO3 to yield meso tartaric acid.
Give possible structure for (A)and (B).
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