The letters ‘D’ or ‘L’ before the name of a stereoisomer of a compound indicates the correlation of configuration of that particular stereoisomer. This refers to their relationship with one of the isomers of glyceraldehyde. Predict whether the following compound has ‘D’ or ‘L’ configuration.

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On the left side of the C5 carbon atom, the –OH group is connected. As a result, the provided compound is in the ‘L’ configuration.