Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 5.SE, Problem 50AP
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R or S configuration is to be assigned to the following molecule.
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Xylose is a sugar first isolated from wood, and named for it. Xylose is classified as a monosaccharide of the aldopentose type, which means that it contains five carbon atoms and includes an
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