In the Fischer projection of D-glyceraldehyde the OH group connected to the chirality center farthest from the carbonyl group is pointing _______.

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The Fischer projection of D-glyceraldehyde has the OH group at the chiral center furthest from the carbonyl group pointing to the right. This is because D-glyceraldehyde has an R configuration and in a Fischer projection, the group with the highest priority (in this case, the OH group) is placed to the right.

In the Fischer Projection of D-Glyceraldehyde the OH Group Connected