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Number of stereocenters in D-fructose (open chain) :

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Answer:
A
Solution:

Ans. (A) 3.

Sol. Open-chain D-fructose, CH2OH-CO-CHOH-CHOH-CHOH-CH2OH, has three stereocentres (C3, C4, C5); C2 is a keto carbon and the two ends are CH2OH.

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