Which of the Following Statements Best Explains How Mutarotation Occurs

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best explains how mutarotation occurs in solution?

• A) Any C-C can break, opening the ring.
• B) The hydroxyl group on the anomeric carbon "floats" between the α and the β position.
• C) The hydroxyl group on the anomeric carbon comes off and then reattaches.
• D) The bond between the ring oxygen and the anomeric carbon breaks, opening the ring, and then reforms, closing the ring again.
• E) All of the above can occur in solution.

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