2. The Fischer projection 1 represents one enantiomer of lactic acid. COOH H-C-OH CH3 1 (i) Which of the following structures, 2 - 7, is/are a correct representation of the molecule 1? CH3 H-C-OH COOH 2 H H3C-C-COOH OH 3 COOH H-C-OH CH3 4 CH3 H-C-OH COOH 5 OH H3C-C-COOH H 6 OH H-C-CH3 COOH 7 [4]
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The structure is: ``` COOH | H-C-OH | CH3 ``` This is a representation of one enantiomer of lactic acid. Show more…
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