Quiz - Carbohydrates | Carbohydrates

Organic Chemistry 3 - Quiz - Carbohydrates

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What atoms are carbohydrates made of?

A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

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What are monosaccharides?

Monosaccharides, also called simple sugars, are the simplest form of sugar and the most basic units of carbohydrates: they are aldehydes (aldoses) or ketones (ketoses) that contain at least 2 additional hydroxy groups
Polysaccharides are polymers of monosaccharides

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What is the most common configuration of sugars in nature?

Sugars are classified as D when the highest-numbered stereocenter (= the one farthest from the carbonyl group) is R, L when it is S. Configuration D is the most common in nature

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Which of the following synthesis conditions is used to oxidize sugars to monocarboxylic acid?

Oxidation to mono- or dicarboxylic acids:

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What is the mechanism of etherification of sugars?

Ag2O deprotonates each alcohols forming alkoxides RO- which reacts with CH3I in an SN2 reaction

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What is the most common monomer of polysaccharides?

Nature is remarkably conservative in the construction of polysaccharides: the 3 most abundant natural polysaccharides (cellulose, starch and glycogen) are derived from the glucose