Fructose on reduction gives a mixture of two alcohols which are related as
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Fructose on reduction gives a mixture of two alcohols which are related as diastereomers as well as epimers. Fructose is a ketose. Ketoses on reduction produce a new chiral carbon leading to the formation of two isomeric alcohols which are diastereomeric as well as C − 2 C-2 C−2 epimers.
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Fructose on reduction gives a mixture of two alcohols which are related as diastereomers as well as epimers. Fructose is a ketose. Ketoses on reduction produce a new chiral carbon leading to the formation of two isomeric alcohols which are diastereomeric as well as C − 2 C-2 C−2 epimers.
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