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1. Matter and Measurements4h 31m
2. Atoms and the Periodic Table5h 23m
3. Ionic Compounds2h 18m
4. Molecular Compounds2h 18m
5. Classification & Balancing of Chemical Reactions3h 17m
6. Chemical Reactions & Quantities2h 27m
7. Energy, Rate and Equilibrium3h 46m
8. Gases, Liquids and Solids3h 25m
9. Solutions4h 10m
10. Acids and Bases3h 29m
11. Nuclear Chemistry56m
BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions47m
12. Introduction to Organic Chemistry1h 34m
13. Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds2h 12m
14. Compounds with Oxygen or Sulfur1h 6m
15. Aldehydes and Ketones1h 1m
16. Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives1h 11m
17. Amines39m
18. Amino Acids and Proteins1h 51m
19. Enzymes1h 37m
20. Carbohydrates1h 41m
21. The Generation of Biochemical Energy2h 8m
22. Carbohydrate Metabolism2h 22m
23. Lipids2h 26m
24. Lipid Metabolism1h 45m
25. Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism1h 37m
26. Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis2h 54m

20. Carbohydrates

Reduction of Monosaccharides

GOB Chemistry

20. Carbohydrates

Reduction of Monosaccharides

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Determine which aldose reactant should be used to produce the following sugar alcohol.

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Identify the structure of the sugar alcohol product. The product shown is a sugar alcohol with the formula C6H14O6, which is a reduced form of an aldose sugar.

Recognize the reaction type. The reaction shown is a hydrogenation reaction, where an aldose is reduced to a sugar alcohol using hydrogen (H2) and a palladium (Pd) catalyst.

Determine the structure of the sugar alcohol. The sugar alcohol shown has a linear chain with hydroxyl groups (-OH) on each carbon, indicating it is a fully reduced form of an aldose.

Match the sugar alcohol to its corresponding aldose. The sugar alcohol has the same carbon skeleton as the aldose, but with the carbonyl group (C=O) reduced to an alcohol group (-OH).

Compare the structures of the given aldoses. The aldose that matches the carbon skeleton and stereochemistry of the sugar alcohol is the one that, when reduced, will produce the sugar alcohol shown.