JEE Main · 2024 · Shift-ImediumBIO-013

Which of the following is the correct structure of L-Glucose?

Biomolecules · Class 12 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

Which of the following is the correct structure of L-Glucose\text{L-Glucose}? image

Options
  1. a

    Option a

  2. b

    Option b

  3. c

    Option c

  4. d

    Option d

Correct Answera

Option a

Detailed Solution

Step 1: Fisher Projection of D-Glucose — The D-isomer\text{D-isomer} of glucose has the hydroxyl (\ceOH-\ce{OH}) groups on the chiral centers C2, C3, C4, C5 as right, left, right, right.

Step 2: L-Configuration — The L-isomer\text{L-isomer} is the enantiomer, requiring the inversion of all chiral centers.

Step 3: Matching Structure — In L-glucose\text{L-glucose}, the orientation becomes left, right, left, left. This matches structure (a) in the provided image.

Key Point: The D/L prefix refers to the bottom-most chiral carbon (C5 for glucose).

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