JEE Main Chemistry question

The carbon chain in fructose is identified by converting it into:

(A)α-methyl hexane
(B)Cyclohexane
(C)n-hexaneCorrect
(D)α-methyl caproic acid

Answer: (C)

Solution

Exhaustive reduction/deoxygenation of fructose (removing all its oxygen-bearing functional groups via HI/red phosphorus) converts its six-carbon backbone into the simple straight-chain alkane n-hexane,

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Question ID VK-150975