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Glucose, C6H12O6, contains an aldehyde group but exists predominantly in the form of the...

Glucose, C6H12O6, contains an aldehyde group but exists predominantly in the form of the cyclic hemiacetal shown here. We will discuss this cyclic form of glucose in Chapter 12.

A cyclic hemiacetal is formed when the -OH group of one carbon bonds to the carbonyl group of another carbon. Which carbon in glucose provides the -OH group and which provides the CHO group?

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