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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMCHIRAL CENTRE AND CHIRAL MOLECULESEasy2 minQB
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Number of chiral centers in alpha-D-Galactopyranose are:

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Ans. (C) 5.

Sol. In the pyranose ring C1 (the anomeric carbon) becomes an additional stereocentre, so alpha-D-galactopyranose has 5 chiral centres (C1-C5).

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