Exercise 6 | Carbohydrates

Organic Chemistry 3 - Exercise 6

Draw the Fischer projection for the acyclic form of the following carbohydrate.
Describe this compound.
How many enantiomers and diastereomers does the acyclic form of this compound have?
 

 

4 stereocenters ⇒ 24 = 16 stereomers ⇒ The acyclic form has 1 enantiomer and 14 diastereomers