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Glucsoe-drawing diff forms/enantiomer/diastereomer/chiral C

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Using glucose:
a. Draw the two cyclic forms and label as alpha or beta
b. Draw the open ring (straight chain) form and label.  Use Fischer projection and label as either D or L
c. Draw the enantiomer of (b) and label it using D or L designations
d. Draw a diastereomer of (b)
e. How many chiral carbons are there in glucose?  Id entify them in drawing for part (b)
f. Is this a reducing sugar? Why or why not?

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