Haworth-Formel and Cyclic Sugar Representations

This page focuses on the Haworth-Formel, a representation method specifically designed for cyclic five or six-membered molecules, such as glucose and fructose in their cyclic forms. The Haworth projection is particularly important for visualizing the ring structure of carbohydrates.

The page illustrates the ring closure of D-Glucose, showing how the linear Fischer projection can be converted into a cyclic Haworth form. It also presents the ring forms of D-Fructose, demonstrating both pyranose (six-membered) and furanose (five-membered) ring structures.

A key point emphasized is the "FLOH" rule: what appears on the left in a Fischer projection is positioned upwards in a Haworth projection. This rule is crucial for correctly translating between these two representation methods.

Vocabulary: Tetrahydropyran and Tetrahydrofuran are introduced as terms for six-membered and five-membered oxygen-containing rings, respectively.

Example: The page provides detailed examples of Haworth-Projektion for both α and β forms of D-Glucopyranose and D-Fructofuranose, illustrating the differences in anomeric configurations.

These representations are essential for understanding the structural nuances of carbohydrates, which are critical in biochemistry and organic chemistry. The ability to interpret and convert between these different projections is a fundamental skill for students studying carbohydrate chemistry and stereochemistry.