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
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