Acetophenone when reacted with a base, $$\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{ONa}$$, yields a stable compound which has the structure




Gabriel's synthesis is used frequency for the preparation of which of the following?
The product P in the reaction,





Pick out the incorrect statement(s) from the following.
1. Glucose exists in two different crystalline forms, $$\alpha$$-D-glucose and $$\beta$$-D-glucose.
2. $$\alpha$$-D-glucose and $$\beta$$-D-glucose are anomers.
3. $$\alpha$$-D-glucose and $$\beta$$-D-glucose are enantiomers.
4. Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide made of only $$\beta$$-D-glucose units.
5. Starch is a mixture of amylase and amylopectin, both contain unbranched chain of $$\alpha$$-D-glucose units.
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