G G1SG2 Full Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined May 2, 2008 Messages 1,454 Reaction score 2 Points 4,571 Pre-Medical Jun 15, 2010 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad 1) Which is more stable, the open chain or the ring, and why? I think its the ring, someone please correct me if I'm wrong. 2) I know the alpha and beta anomers interconvert with each other. Do the open chain and ring form interconvert as well? Thanks
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad 1) Which is more stable, the open chain or the ring, and why? I think its the ring, someone please correct me if I'm wrong. 2) I know the alpha and beta anomers interconvert with each other. Do the open chain and ring form interconvert as well? Thanks
L loveoforganic -Account Deactivated- 10+ Year Member Joined Jan 30, 2009 Messages 4,218 Reaction score 14 Points 4,621 Jun 15, 2010 #2 The ring form is generally considerably more sable, probably due to the lack of the aldehyde. You couldn't interconvert between alpha and beta if you didn't interconvert between linear and cyclized. Think of the mechanism Upvote 0 Downvote
The ring form is generally considerably more sable, probably due to the lack of the aldehyde. You couldn't interconvert between alpha and beta if you didn't interconvert between linear and cyclized. Think of the mechanism
