Example 1 · difficulty 3/5
Which intramolecular interaction produces the commonly represented five-membered fructofuranose ring from open-chain D-fructose?
- A. The C1 carbonyl group reacts with the C5 hydroxyl group
- B. The C2 carbonyl group reacts with the C6 hydroxyl group
- C. The C2 carbonyl group reacts with the C5 hydroxyl group
- D. The C3 carbonyl group reacts with the C6 hydroxyl group