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Ch. 23 - Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids
Wade - Organic Chemistry 9th Edition
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Capitolo 23, Problema 53

Draw the following sugar derivatives.
(a) methyl β-D-glucopyranoside
(b) 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methyl-D-mannopyranose
(c) 1,3,6-tri-O-methyl-D-fructofuranose
(d) methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methyl-β-D-galactopyranoside

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Step 1: Understand the structure of the parent sugar for each derivative. For example, glucopyranoside is derived from glucose, mannopyranose from mannose, fructofuranose from fructose, and galactopyranoside from galactose. These sugars are cyclic forms of their respective monosaccharides.
Step 2: Identify the modifications specified in the problem. For example, 'methyl' indicates the addition of a methoxy group (-OCH₃) at specific positions, and 'tetra-O-methyl' or 'tri-O-methyl' indicates multiple hydroxyl groups (-OH) are replaced with methoxy groups.
Step 3: Draw the cyclic structure of the sugar in its correct stereochemical form. For example, for β-D-glucopyranoside, draw the six-membered pyranose ring with the hydroxyl groups and substituents in their correct stereochemical positions (axial or equatorial).
Step 4: Add the specified substituents. For example, for methyl β-D-glucopyranoside, replace the anomeric hydroxyl group (-OH) with a methoxy group (-OCH₃) while maintaining the β-configuration. For tetra-O-methyl derivatives, replace the hydroxyl groups at the specified positions (e.g., 2, 3, 4, and 6) with methoxy groups.
Step 5: Verify the stereochemistry and connectivity of the final structure. Ensure that the substituents are correctly placed and that the stereochemistry matches the D- or L-configuration and the α- or β-anomeric designation as specified in the problem.

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Which of the following sugars are reducing sugars? Which ones would undergo mutarotation?

(a) methyl β-D-glucopyranoside

(b) 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methyl-D-mannopyranose

(c) 1,3,6-tri-O-methyl-D-fructofuranose

(d) methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methyl-β-D-galactopyranoside

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Draw the structures (using chair conformations of pyranoses) of the following disaccharides.

(a) 4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-D-galactopyranose

(b) α-D-fructofuranosyl-β-D-mannopyranoside

(c) 6-O-(β-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-glucopyranose

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Predict the products obtained when D-galactose reacts with each reagent.

(k) excess HIO4

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Erwin Chargaff’s discovery that DNA contains equimolar amounts of guanine and cytosine and also equimolar amounts of adenine and thymine has come to be known as Chargaff’s rule:

G = C and A = T

(a) Does Chargaff’s rule imply that equal amounts of guanine and adenine are present in DNA? That is, does G = A?

(b) Does Chargaff’s rule imply that the sum of the purine residues equals the sum of the pyrimidine residues? That is, does A + G = C + T?

(c) Does Chargaff’s rule apply only to double-stranded DNA, or would it also apply to each individual strand if the double helical strand were separated into its two complementary strands?

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Predict the products obtained when D-galactose reacts with each reagent.

(i) Br2, H2O, then H2O2 and Fe2(SO4)3

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Predict the products obtained when D-galactose reacts with each reagent.

(j) (1) KCN/HCN; (2) H2, Pd/BaSO4; (3) H3O+

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