5.14A

mirror man (christja@plu.edu)
Wed, 19 Mar 1997 21:48:49 -0800 (PST)

in the example given in the book, (-)-lactic acid is related to
(+)-glyceraldehyde by the reaction shown. why does adding the oxidation
of (+)-glyceraldehyde make it become (-)-glyceraldehyde?

jz