Ascorbic acid is an organic compound related to glucose, in the form of a white crystalline powder with an acidic taste. It performs the biological functions of a reducing agent and a coenzyme of certain metabolic processes; it is an antioxidant. Determine the configuration of the asymmetric center in ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (according to R, S-nomenclature and relatively glycerol aldehyde):


A) R; D

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