Fischer 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.
Hint: D = R for serine. See Fischer Stereochemistry video
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #2
Find R/S for each of the following Fischer Projections
Need help? See the Fischer Stereochemistry video
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #3
Find R/S for each chiral center
Need help? See the Fischer Stereochemistry video
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #4
Find R/S for each chiral carbon in D-Galactose featured below
Need help? See the Fischer Stereochemistry video
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #5
Convert the following sawhorse diagram to a Fischer Projection
Need help? See the Sawhorse to Fischer video
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #6
Convert the following Fischer Projection to bond-line notation (sawhorse)
Need help? See the Sawhorse to Fischer video
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #7
Convert the following Newman Projections into Fischer Projections
Need help? See the Newman to Fischer video
Fischer Projection Quiz Question #8
Convert the following Fischer projections to Newman Projections
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
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
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.
Hello, Is there any answer key for the quiz?? I am doing it but i am not sure if my answers are right
thanks a lot madam
Hi! Can I see the answers?
Are there answers?
where is the solution pdf
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
Hey where can we access the PDF for the solution? This quiz is extremely helpful!
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?
You are the literal reason why I am doing OK in Orgo!!!!!!!!
Hi! Where can I find the answer sheet for this quiz?
How do I get the solutions to these problems?
Hi Leah, thank you for the great resources! Could you please direct me to the solutions to this quiz?
The quiz was a lot of help but I would love to see how well I did! Do you have the answers posted anywhere?
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Very helpful quiz! Thank you! Where can I find the solutions to check my answers?
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Where are the answers? Thanks
Very helpful! Thank you so much. I was just wondering where can I find the solutions pdf? Thank you!
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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.
hi Leah! thank you for this. it is super helpful. where can I find the PDF w the
solutions?
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.
Where can I find the solutions to those questions?
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yup it helps a lot
thank you
Where is the answer key for this worksheet? Thanks!
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?
Hi Leah,
Thanks so much for this!
Can you please send me the answer to these?
This was a great follow up to your videos! I’m having trouble finding the solution page, however. Where can I find it?
Great practice problem set. Where can I find the answers?
Plz. Can u provide me with the solutions????? I need ur help…..
you are a wonderful teacher!
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.
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.
hi 🙂
I just wanted to say how much helpful it is .
thankyou for your work
have a nice day 🙂
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the solution, please ?
and thanks a lot . You helped me and made me love CHEM again . thank you Leah <3
I found it to be very helpful and medium on the challenge level, where can I find the solutions to check my answers?
Thanks!
Hi, thanks for the resources. Can you please let me know where I can check my answers?
Hi this was really helpful! I’m not seeing the solutions PDF though.
Just finished this quiz! do you have the solutions posted?
Hi Leah! Did you ever post the solutions somewhere? Thank you!
No answers to these yet?
Hello and thank you! I would appreciate assistance in locating the solutions please, thank you!
Great quiz! Can you provide a link for the answers? I can’t seem to find them…
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
I am really very confused about some answers… so please help me out.Or just tell me where i can check my answers.
These quiz and related videos are absolutely helpful.
I really appreciate your work.
Thanks alot.
Thank you, Muhammad! Glad I have helped you!
I’m wondering where the solutions are posted?
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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.
Hi Leah, where are the solutions to the quiz?
thanks for all of your videos, theyre really great!
Hello, how can I access the solutions to this problem set?
Thank you.
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
Questions are medium level but very helpful. Kindly provide their solutions also.
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I cannot seem to find the solutions to this quiz. Can someone help?!
it’s really helpful madam….
where can I find the link for the answers ?
Where is the answers of the quiz please
hi. I just wanna ask where the answers are so that i can check my answers. thanks
thanks madam…..
you make it easier for me.
You’re very welcome Sajid
This was a cool quiz. Could you please tell me where I can check my answers? Thank you so much for your great work 🙂
Coming soon Whitney
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.
The quiz was nice and help so much
Thanks Serge
Medium for some questions. Excellent quiz. Showed what I need to review.
Glad you found it helpful
thank you madam
You’re welcome
Where is the pdf answer key to check these?