Consider the reaction below to answer the following question(s).
-Refer to instructions. Compound Z is:

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Consider the reaction below to answer the following question(s). 
-Refer to instructions. Compound Z is:

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The reaction shown is the mutarotation of glucose, which involves the conversion between the α and β anomers. At equilibrium, the ratio of α and β anomers is 36:64. In the given reaction, compound Z is clearly the β-anomer as it is formed from the reaction between the α-anomer and hydroxylamine, which only reacts with the carbonyl group of the α-anomer. Therefore, the best choice is C, the β-anomer.

Consider the Reaction Below to Answer the Following Question(s)