Refer to the equilibrium below to answer the following question(s).
-Refer to instructions. The correct name for the cyclic structure is____.

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Refer to the equilibrium below to answer the following question(s). 
-Refer to instructions. The correct name for the cyclic structure is____.

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β-D-ribofuranose is the correct name because the structure is in the furanose form (a five-membered ring) and has the β-configuration at the anomeric carbon, indicating that the OH group is on the opposite side of the ring from the CH2OH group. The D-configuration indicates the orientation of the hydroxyl group at the chiral center farthest from the carbonyl group is on the right.

Refer to the Equilibrium Below to Answer the Following Question(s)