Talk:Rhamnose
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[edit] Name of Rhamnose
The name of rhamnose can be found also here if anybody disputes the R/S nomenclature. --Kupirijo 11:32, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
I have thought about it and I think the anonymous user might be right. The NIH website might be wrong since the carbon atom connected to the oxygen of the oxane ring has priority over the other carbon atom that is connected to an oxygen of a hydroxy group, so when you have to turn the hydroxyl group clockwise and you get an R conformation. Very tricky! So I think I will change it back to (3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol --Kupirijo 12:06, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
