MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Which from following compounds is obtained when glucose is heated with HI for longer time ?

(A)Glucose cyanohydrin
(B)Glucose oxime
(C)n-HexaneCorrect
(D)Saccharic acid

Answer: (C)

Solution

Prolonged heating of glucose with concentrated HI (a strong reducing agent) reduces all the oxygen-containing groups and gives the straight-chain saturated hydrocarbon n-hexane: . This proved that the six

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