Dihydroxyacetone, Shown Below, Is the Simplest Ketose

question 16

Multiple Choice

Dihydroxyacetone, shown below, is the simplest ketose. Does the structure shown represent D-dihydroxyacetone or L-dihydroxyacetone?

• A)D-dihydroxyacetone
• B)L-dihydroxyacetone
• C)Neither D nor L; dihydroxyacetone is not chiral
• D)It is impossible to tell from the Fischer projection alone.

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