Q53 / 180 · COMEDK 2023 (Morning Shift) · Chemistry

Pick out the incorrect statement(s) from the following. 1. Glucose exists in two different crystalline forms, $\alpha$-D-glucose and $\beta$-D-glucose. 2. $\alpha$-D-glucose and $\beta$-D-glucose are anomers. 3. $\alpha$-D-glucose and $\beta$-D-glucose are enantiomers. 4. Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide made of only $\beta$-D-glucose units. 5. Starch is a mixture of amylase and amylopectin, both contain unbranched chain of $\alpha$-D-glucose units.

  • A
    2 and 3 only
  • Correct answer
    B
    3 and 5 only
  • C
    3 and 4 only
  • D
    1 and 2 only

Solution

Statement 1 is correct: Glucose exists in two crystalline forms, $\alpha$-D-glucose and $\beta$-D-glucose, which differ in the configuration of the hydroxyl group at the C-1 carbon.

Statement 2 is correct: $\alpha$-D-glucose and $\beta$-D-glucose are anomers because they differ only in the configuration at the anomeric carbon (C-1).

Statement 3 is incorrect: $\alpha$-D-glucose and $\beta$-D-glucose are diastereomers, not enantiomers. Enantiomers are non-superimposable mirror images of each other, whereas anomers are a specific type of diastereomer.

Statement 4 is correct: Cellulose is a linear polysaccharide composed of $\beta$-D-glucose units linked by $\beta$-1,4-glycosidic bonds.

Statement 5 is incorrect: Starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is an unbranched chain of $\alpha$-D-glucose units, but amylopectin is a branched-chain polymer of $\alpha$-D-glucose units containing $\alpha$-1,4 and $\alpha$-1,6-glycosidic linkages. Therefore, the statement that both contain unbranched chains is false.

The incorrect statements are 3 and 5.

Answer: 3 and 5 only

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

Relevant Questions