When D-Threose Is Treated with NaBH₄/H₂O, It Forms _______

question 24

Multiple Choice

When D-threose is treated with NaBH₄/H₂O, it forms _______.

• A) a racemic mixture of alditols
• B) a meso alditol
• C) an optically active alditol
• D) an optically active aldonic acid
• E) none of these

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