Question

CHO<br />8.<br />H-C-OH is the configuration of<br />-C<br />CH,OH<br />A) L-Glyceraldehyde<br />B) D (+) glyceraldehyde<br />C) D (-) glyceraldehyde<br />D) D-ribose​

Answer 1

Answer:

The smallest aldose and the only one whose name dose not end in "ose," is glyceraldehyde, an aldotriouse.

`HOCH_(2)underset("glyceraldehyde")underset(OH)underset(|)CHoverset(O)overset(||)CH`

Because glyceraldehyde has a chirality center, it can exist as a pair of enantiomers.