- A

- B

- C

- D

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Correct answer: B
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What determines whether fructose is D or L?
Fructose is a ketohexose. In the Fischer projection of a monosaccharide, the D/L configuration is decided by the configuration at the chiral carbon farthest from the carbonyl group.
For fructose, the carbonyl group is at , so the farthest chiral carbon is .
- If the on is on the right, it is D-fructose.
- If the on is on the left, it is L-fructose.
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Structure of fructose in Fischer projection
Fructose has the chain:
The standard Fischer projection of D-fructose has the following arrangement:
- : left
- : right
- : right
Therefore, L-fructose is its mirror image:
- : right
- : left
- : left
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How to identify the correct option
So the correct Fischer projection for L-fructose must satisfy all of these:
- top carbon:
- second carbon: ketone group
- three chiral centers below it
- positions at as:
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Matching with the given options
Among the provided options, the one corresponding to this mirror-image arrangement is Option B.
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Conclusion
Hence, the correct structure of L-fructose is:
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