Organic Chemistry
D-sorbose is the acetal form of d-sorbofuranose because its ketone at C2 was used to react with it's C6 OH.
D-sorbofuranose is the acetal form of d-sorbose because its ketone at C1 was used to react with it's C5 OH.
D-sorbofuranose is the hemiacetal form of d-sorbose because its ketone at C2 was used to react with it's C5 OH.
D-sorbose is the hemiacetal form of d-sorbofuranose because its ketone at C2 was used to react with it's C6 OH.