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18 - CARBOHYDRATES

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Total cards: 23•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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why is the beta anomer of glucose favored?

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#2
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why is the equilibrium percentage concentration of the beta anomer (64%) lower than expected?

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there is a tendency for an electronegative atom at the C1 anomeric position to occupy the less favored axial orientation this tendency is called the anomeric effect

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what are epimers and some examples?

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either of two stereoisomers that differ in the arrangement of groups on a single chiral carbon atom epimers are a special class of diastereomers anomers are a special class of epimers (differ on C1)

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#6
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how is the fischer projection converted to a Haworth projection?

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#7
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what is the anomeric effect

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the anomeric effect stabilises the alpha anomer, where steric effects destabilise it BUT, for glucose, sterics»anomeric effect and the beta anomer predominates

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#8
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what are two ways to explain the anomeric effect?

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#9
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how does the solvent play a role in anomeric stabilisation

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#10
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anomeric effect and orbital energies

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#11
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pyranose vs furanose of glucose and which is more stable

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#12
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what is an example of a sugar where both the furanose and pyranose forms are observed

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#13
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what method is used to distinguish between the alpha and beta anomers of glucopyranose?

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can be done by HNMR J is the coupling constant when trans, J is greater than when cis

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what is the karplus equation

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#15
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what is Tollen’s test for the identification of aldehydes

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#16
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what does the oxidation of glucose give

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gluconic acid glucose is also a reducing sugar, it reduces silver

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#17
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why do ketones not react to the Tollen’s test, and an exception?

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#18
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what is the mechanism of reaction of aldehydes and Tollen’s test?

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#19
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why can fructose act as a reducing sugar even though it does not have an aldehyde group?

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#20
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what is the mechanism for the epimerization reaction of fructose into mannose and glucose?

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#21
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Benedict’s test

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#22
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how is glucose detected in the blood and in the urine?

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diagnosis and management of diabetes

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