Although d-fructose is not an epimer of d-glucose or d-mannose (d-fructose is a ketohexose), all three yield

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Although d-fructose is not an epimer of d-glucose or d-mannose (d-fructose is a ketohexose), all three yield the same phenylosazone.
(a) Using Fischer projection formulas, write an equation for the reaction of fructose with phenylhydrazine.
(b) What information about the stereochemistry of d-fructose does this experiment yield?
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118133576

11th edition

Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder

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