(a) Explain why the oxygen at C1 of an aldopyranose can be methylated so much more easily...

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(a) Explain why the oxygen at C1 of an aldopyranose can be methylated so much more easily than the other oxygens in the molecule. 

(b) Explain why the methyl ether unit at C1 of a fully methylated aldopyranose can be hydrolyzed so much more easily than the other methyl ether functions in the molecule.

(c) Write the expected product(s) of the following reaction. 

CH;OH, 0.25% HCI, H;0 D-Fructose

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Organic Chemistry structure and function

ISBN: 978-1429204941

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Authors: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore

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