Question

Can you please explain this? Thank you.

14) An L-aldohexose, X, is treated with nitric acid to yield optically inactive aldaric acid (a diacid). The same L-aldohexose is subjected to Ruff degradation and the degradation product is oxidized with nitric acid to produce another optically inactive aldaric acid. What is a possible structure of L-aldohexose X? он он он он НОЕНН-Нон нон нон н -он н -он нон но -н НЕОН нон но -н но-н но -н но -н но-н но -н СОН CH,он СЬОН CH4OH (А) (В) (D)

Answer 1

Option D should be the correct answer. As it is optically inactive and forms optically inactive products too after these reactions.

Ana coon том Bra/Naon na h I Ruff noc non no notn hotn Derradation no СОЛИ Euron coon Optically Inactive coon nou noth Scanned with CamScanner optically have coon