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Fischer Projection Practice Problem Set

July 11, 2015 By Leah4sci 78 Comments

Fischer Projections Practice Problem SetFischer projections crop in both organic chemistry and biochemistry. After studying my Fischer Projection tutorial series try your hand at this short quiz and see how you do. The questions range from simple to intermediate and are designed to help you figure out where you stand.

If you find yourself stuck on any given problem watch the video under the question to help you master the required concept/technique. Solutions will be posted next week. You may also want to download my Fischer Projections Cheat Sheet before you begin.

Solutions will follow next week

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #1

Classify each of the following amino acids as D-serine or L-serine.

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #1
Hint: D = R for serine. See Fischer Stereochemistry video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #2

Find R/S for each of the following Fischer Projections
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #2
Need help? See the Fischer Stereochemistry video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #3

Find R/S for each chiral center
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #3
Need help? See the Fischer Stereochemistry video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #4

Find R/S for each chiral carbon in D-Galactose featured below
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #4
Need help? See the Fischer Stereochemistry video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #5

Convert the following sawhorse diagram to a Fischer Projection
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #5
Need help? See the Sawhorse to Fischer video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #6

Convert the following Fischer Projection to bond-line notation (sawhorse)
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #6
Need help? See the Sawhorse to Fischer video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #7

Convert the following Newman Projections into Fischer Projections
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #7
Need help? See the Newman to Fischer video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #8

Convert the following Fischer projections to Newman Projections
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #8
Hint: Newman Projections DO NOT require chiral centers. See the Newman to Fischer video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #9

Draw the structure for alpha-D-galactopyranose

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #4

Hint: Pyranose is a 6-membered sugar. See video Fischer to Pyranose video

Fischer Projection Quiz Question #10

Draw beta-L-fructofuranose given D-Fructose
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #10
Hint: Furanose is a 5-membered sugar. See video Fischer to Pyranose/Furanose video

 

How did you do? Did you find this quiz easy, medium, or tricky? let me know if the comments below.

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Comments

  1. Jose says

    July 21, 2019 at 4:38 pm

    Hello, Is there any answer key for the quiz?? I am doing it but i am not sure if my answers are right

    Reply
  2. yousseira says

    June 8, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    thanks a lot madam

    Reply
  3. Tsaiwei says

    April 11, 2019 at 7:55 pm

    Hi! Can I see the answers?

    Reply
  4. Mia says

    February 18, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    Are there answers?

    Reply
  5. Bryan Wang says

    February 11, 2019 at 9:55 pm

    where is the solution pdf

    Reply
  6. Ari says

    December 7, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    Hi Leah,

    I am having trouble finding the answer key for this problem set. If you could help me navigate or just post the link to the solutions on the same page that would be very helpful!

    Thanks,
    Ari

    Reply
  7. HZ says

    October 30, 2018 at 3:11 pm

    Hey where can we access the PDF for the solution? This quiz is extremely helpful!

    Reply
  8. Gabriela says

    October 8, 2018 at 7:25 am

    Some questions were a little harder than others, but overall very useful especially when you pair it with the videos. I would like to see if I was able to correctly save these, where can I check my answers?

    Reply
  9. Mriduuu says

    October 7, 2018 at 2:28 pm

    You are the literal reason why I am doing OK in Orgo!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  10. Allison says

    October 1, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    Hi! Where can I find the answer sheet for this quiz?

    Reply
  11. Kathryn says

    September 30, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    How do I get the solutions to these problems?

    Reply
  12. SJ says

    July 20, 2018 at 3:37 pm

    Hi Leah, thank you for the great resources! Could you please direct me to the solutions to this quiz?

    Reply
  13. Austin Armstrong says

    July 10, 2018 at 7:03 pm

    The quiz was a lot of help but I would love to see how well I did! Do you have the answers posted anywhere?

    Reply
  14. Victoria says

    June 3, 2018 at 8:40 pm

    Where can I find the solutions?

    Reply
  15. kelsi says

    May 9, 2018 at 6:54 pm

    where are the answers? thanks!

    Reply
  16. Peter says

    May 6, 2018 at 7:06 pm

    Very helpful quiz! Thank you! Where can I find the solutions to check my answers?

    Reply
  17. meg says

    March 8, 2018 at 2:20 am

    Hi. Thankyou so much for posting this quiz. Where are the answers?

    Reply
  18. h says

    February 27, 2018 at 6:53 pm

    Where are the answers

    Reply
  19. Anubhav Mahapatra says

    February 4, 2018 at 10:51 am

    Can I get solutions to this quiz???? I really wanna check my answers…..

    Reply
  20. H says

    February 3, 2018 at 1:12 pm

    Where are the answers? Thanks

    Reply
  21. Priya says

    January 17, 2018 at 2:12 am

    Very helpful! Thank you so much. I was just wondering where can I find the solutions pdf? Thank you!

    Reply
  22. nikki says

    January 9, 2018 at 2:55 pm

    where can i find the solutions?

    Reply
  23. Sarah says

    December 26, 2017 at 5:49 pm

    Hi Leah. I can’t find the answers anywhere and it’s been two years since you posted this. And it says the solution would be available next week.

    Reply
  24. geanella says

    December 19, 2017 at 6:09 pm

    hi Leah! thank you for this. it is super helpful. where can I find the PDF w the
    solutions?

    Reply
  25. Raghumanyu says

    December 3, 2017 at 6:02 am

    Thank you mam for such great lectures and quizzes. I am in my first year at college and your lectures have helped me understand things better.

    Reply
  26. N says

    November 28, 2017 at 5:53 am

    Where can I find the solutions to those questions?

    Reply
  27. anushika says

    November 11, 2017 at 6:37 am

    you are an excellent teacher

    Reply
  28. Ire says

    November 1, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    Hey great quiz, where are the answers

    Reply
  29. Eman says

    October 14, 2017 at 2:07 am

    YOU DID A GREAT JOB
    BUT WHERE I CNFRM MY ANSWERS

    Reply
  30. Eman says

    October 14, 2017 at 2:06 am

    yup it helps a lot
    thank you

    Reply
  31. carleebettleritalytrip says

    September 7, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    Where is the answer key for this worksheet? Thanks!

    Reply
  32. David says

    August 30, 2017 at 10:59 pm

    I have my DAT in 5 days and you have really helped me finally understand what is going on with all these different projections! Are the solutions to your practice quiz available?

    Reply
  33. Jennyf says

    July 26, 2017 at 10:14 pm

    Hi Leah,

    Thanks so much for this!
    Can you please send me the answer to these?

    Reply
  34. Autumn says

    July 20, 2017 at 7:55 pm

    This was a great follow up to your videos! I’m having trouble finding the solution page, however. Where can I find it?

    Reply
  35. patel says

    July 1, 2017 at 2:16 am

    Great practice problem set. Where can I find the answers?

    Reply
  36. Anubhav Mahapatra says

    June 17, 2017 at 4:14 am

    Plz. Can u provide me with the solutions????? I need ur help…..

    Reply
  37. Aparna says

    June 14, 2017 at 2:08 am

    you are a wonderful teacher!

    Reply
  38. karrenyuan says

    June 5, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    Hello Leah, I would really like to check my answers. When you have time, could you please post them? Thank you very much! I really appreciate it.

    Reply
  39. Vi says

    May 30, 2017 at 1:36 am

    had a great practice and the videos were definitely a bonus.Can’t seem to find the link to the solutions to this practice set.

    Reply
  40. Tasneem says

    May 27, 2017 at 7:24 am

    hi 🙂
    I just wanted to say how much helpful it is .
    thankyou for your work
    have a nice day 🙂
    T

    Reply
  41. Hipatia says

    May 20, 2017 at 6:17 pm

    Where i could find
    the solution, please ?
    and thanks a lot . You helped me and made me love CHEM again . thank you Leah <3

    Reply
  42. Serena says

    May 18, 2017 at 1:42 pm

    I found it to be very helpful and medium on the challenge level, where can I find the solutions to check my answers?

    Thanks!

    Reply
  43. Lisa Smith says

    May 9, 2017 at 4:12 am

    Hi, thanks for the resources. Can you please let me know where I can check my answers?

    Reply
  44. Andrew says

    May 4, 2017 at 2:50 pm

    Hi this was really helpful! I’m not seeing the solutions PDF though.

    Reply
  45. Ashley Montgomery says

    April 29, 2017 at 7:20 pm

    Just finished this quiz! do you have the solutions posted?

    Reply
  46. Sara says

    April 20, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    Hi Leah! Did you ever post the solutions somewhere? Thank you!

    Reply
  47. Leah says

    March 21, 2017 at 5:41 pm

    No answers to these yet?

    Reply
  48. Watkins says

    February 23, 2017 at 6:28 pm

    Hello and thank you! I would appreciate assistance in locating the solutions please, thank you!

    Reply
  49. c.j. miller says

    January 13, 2017 at 1:03 pm

    Great quiz! Can you provide a link for the answers? I can’t seem to find them…

    Reply
  50. Chris says

    January 4, 2017 at 12:04 am

    I have taken this quiz and I am looking for the PDF answers but I am unable to locate it! This is such a unique quiz excited to see how I did

    Reply
  51. Muhammad says

    December 22, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    I am really very confused about some answers… so please help me out.Or just tell me where i can check my answers.

    Reply
  52. Muhammad says

    December 22, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    These quiz and related videos are absolutely helpful.
    I really appreciate your work.
    Thanks alot.

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      December 29, 2016 at 4:31 pm

      Thank you, Muhammad! Glad I have helped you!

      Reply
      • Juliet Kaczmarek says

        February 13, 2017 at 1:15 pm

        I’m wondering where the solutions are posted?

        Reply
  53. sara says

    December 19, 2016 at 3:58 am

    hi, were are the solutions please !!

    Reply
  54. Alicia Barrett says

    December 2, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    Great STUFF! I am preparing to start graduate school with a 20 year gap from Orgo 2 and upcoming Advanced Orgo (graduate level). I am a HS Chemistry teacher and LOVE your videos and practice problems. May I have the answers to this quiz to check my progress? Thanks so much.

    Reply
  55. Jo says

    November 15, 2016 at 2:57 am

    Hi Leah, where are the solutions to the quiz?
    thanks for all of your videos, theyre really great!

    Reply
  56. carlos raul peralta says

    November 2, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    Hello, how can I access the solutions to this problem set?
    Thank you.

    Reply
  57. Shahria Ashraf says

    October 20, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    Thank you for these videos, they are extremely helpful. I wasn’t able to find the solutions for the quiz. Do you know where I can find them? Thank you

    Reply
  58. Chemist R. says

    October 20, 2016 at 3:26 am

    Questions are medium level but very helpful. Kindly provide their solutions also.

    Reply
  59. Laura says

    October 3, 2016 at 9:25 pm

    where can I find the answers to this quiz? thanks!

    Reply
  60. LCaldwell says

    September 28, 2016 at 8:22 pm

    I cannot seem to find the solutions to this quiz. Can someone help?!

    Reply
  61. sajid saikia says

    May 28, 2016 at 9:09 am

    it’s really helpful madam….

    Reply
  62. Noor says

    May 7, 2016 at 3:06 am

    where can I find the link for the answers ?

    Reply
  63. Khaled says

    May 6, 2016 at 5:32 am

    Where is the answers of the quiz please

    Reply
  64. hadrian says

    May 5, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    hi. I just wanna ask where the answers are so that i can check my answers. thanks

    Reply
  65. sajid saikia says

    April 27, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    thanks madam…..
    you make it easier for me.

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      May 3, 2016 at 8:46 am

      You’re very welcome Sajid

      Reply
  66. Whitney says

    January 20, 2016 at 3:36 pm

    This was a cool quiz. Could you please tell me where I can check my answers? Thank you so much for your great work 🙂

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      January 21, 2016 at 10:24 am

      Coming soon Whitney

      Reply
      • Lotus says

        February 12, 2018 at 3:23 pm

        Wondering if you’ve posted the solutions somewhere..
        Thanks a lot for this.
        Even if you haven’t please let me know so I can cross it off my mental checklist.

        Reply
    • Serge Lemerer Fotie says

      April 1, 2016 at 2:36 pm

      The quiz was nice and help so much

      Reply
      • Leah4sci says

        April 4, 2016 at 5:54 pm

        Thanks Serge

        Reply
  67. Jackie says

    November 24, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    Medium for some questions. Excellent quiz. Showed what I need to review.

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      November 28, 2015 at 9:56 pm

      Glad you found it helpful

      Reply
      • ramesh baby says

        January 26, 2016 at 12:04 pm

        thank you madam

        Reply
        • Leah4sci says

          January 26, 2016 at 7:35 pm

          You’re welcome

          Reply
  68. Kristen says

    September 17, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    Where is the pdf answer key to check these?

    Reply

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