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Which compound gives its name to the six-membered ring form of glucose?
AFuran
BPyridine
CPyran
DPyrrole
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Pyran
Glucose closes into a ring of five carbons and one oxygen, like pyran, so it is called pyranose.
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