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Looking at this structure, I would say this molecule has 5five chiral carbons. However, however it'sits IUPAC name: (3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-Aminoamino-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,4,5-triol would suggestsuggests that there are only four. Which is it?
Looking at this structure, I would say this molecule has 5 chiral carbons, however it's IUPAC name: (3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-Amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,4,5-triol would suggest only four. Which is it?
Looking at this structure, I would say this molecule has five chiral carbons. However, its IUPAC name (3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,4,5-triol suggests that there are only four. Which is it?