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Question 9.IT.16: When the following aldohexose exists in its D-configuration,......

When the following aldohexose exists in its D-configuration, the total number of stereoisomers in its pyranose form is

\begin{matrix} CHO \\ | \\ CH_2 \\ | \\ CHOH \\ | \\ CHOH \\ | \\ CHOH \\ | \\ CH_2OH \end{matrix}

[IIT, 2012]

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d-configuration
number of chiral centres that can be changed = 3
number of stereo -isomers = 8

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