Organic Chemistry III

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chapter 25 Quiz

1. (4 points) Complete the following structures:

2. (4 points) For the disaccharide shown below, identify the anomeric carbons with * .

Identify each sugar by describing its relationship to D-glucose.

C-3 epimer of D-glucose & C-4 epimer of D-glucose, respectively

Both anomeric carbons are beta.

3. (2 points) Draw the alditol that would be formed upon NaBH4 reduction of D-glucose.

Is this alditol a reducing sugar? NO