Two hexoses form the same osazone. Find the correct stateme…

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Two hexoses form the same osazone. Find the correct statement about these hexoses.

Both of them must be aldoses

They are epimers at C-3

The carbon atoms 1 and 2 in both have the same configuration

The carbon atoms 3, 4 and 5 in both have the same configuration

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In the formation of osazone C–1 and C–2 react with phenyl hydrazine to form phenyl hydrazone. If C–3, C–4, C–5 have same configuration the carbohydrates will form same osazone even if they differ in configuration at C–1 or C–2.

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