Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 25.5, Problem 13P
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Justification on the stability of the conformation of β-D-galactopyranose and β-D-mannopyranose is given below.

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The two stereoisomers are epimers because they differ only in the stereochemistry at the C-2 position.

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