Which of the Following D-Aldoses Will Produce an Optically Inactive

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which of the following D-aldoses will produce an optically inactive product when treated with NaBH₄/H₂O?

• A) I
• B) II
• C) III
• D) IV
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Median

The value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample or probability distribution.

Positively Skewed Distribution

A distribution where the tail is longer on the right side of the peak, indicating that most data points are on the left.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, represented by the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset.

Median

The middle value in a dataset when it is arranged in ascending or descending order, or the average of the two middle values if the dataset has an even number of observations.