become expert | help | login
refer a friend - earn nickels!!
 advanced

  Ask & Discuss Questions with Community & Experts

Moderation Team
  500 chars left
Ask experts Expert Question: how can we differentiate between anomers and epimers
Reply Forum Index -> Organic Chemistry originally posted here on IIT-JEE / AIEEE community   
Email  
Author Message
Saurabh Chahal (0)

New kid on the Block

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 0  [0 rates]

Saurabh Chahal's Avatar

total posts: 8    
Offline
how can we differentiate between anomers and epimers
    

Confused about AIPMT Prep? Discuss with counselor! Book Session NOW! »      advertisement

Dasvidaniya (2483)

Blazing preppie

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 457  [556 rates]

Dasvidaniya's Avatar

total posts: 831    
Offline

An Epimer is a stereoisomer of another compound that varies in its configuration at only one of the chiral centres.
For example beta-D-glucopyranose and alpha-D-mannopyranose are epimers.




An anomer is also a type of epimer,it is more specifically used in sugar chemistry.It is a stereoisomer of a saccharide (in the cyclic form) that differs only in its configuration at the hemiacetal or hemiketal carbon, also called the anomeric carbon.

 

and see this link also for your answer

http://www.goiit.com/posts/list/organic-chemistry-how-we-can-differentiate-between-epimers-and-915176.htm

  this reply:   0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0   votes   )     [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  

Confused about AIPMT Prep? Discuss with counselor! Book Session NOW! »      advertisement

Juhi Sharma (1527)

Forum Expert

Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer. 269  [360 rates]

Juhi Sharma's Avatar

total posts: 2055    
Offline

hiiii

epimer

A type of isomer in which the difference between the two compounds is the relative position of the H (hydrogen) group and OH (hydroxyl) group on the last asymmetric C (carbon) atom of the chain, as in the sugars D-glucose and D-mannose .

anomers

One of a pair of isomers of cyclic carbohydrates; resulting from creation of a new point of symmetry when a rearrangement of the atoms occurs at the aldehyde or ketone position !!!!

  this reply:   0 points  (with Olaaa!! Perrrfect answer.   in 0   votes   )     [?]
 
You have to be logged on to rate
  

Confused about AIPMT Prep? Discuss with counselor! Book Session NOW! »      advertisement

 
reply Forum Index -> Organic Chemistry
Go to: 
Sponsored Links