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GOB Chemistry 2 Final - Part 2 of 4
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20. Carbohydrates / Reduction of Monosaccharides / Problem 5
Problem 5

Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon sugar alcohol found in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens. Volemitol is formed when D-manno-heptose undergoes reduction at carbon 1. Based on this information, draw the structure of volemitol.
Structure of D-manno-heptose, a seven-carbon sugar.

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