CBSE 2024 · Region 1 · Set 2 · Q18 · 2 marks
What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents ?(a)$\displaystyle \mathrm{Br}_{2}$ water(b)HCN
What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents ?
(a)
$\displaystyle \mathrm{Br}_{2}$ water
(b)
HCN
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
CHO–(CHOH)₄–CH₂OH --Br₂ water--> COOH–(CHOH)₄–CH₂OH
(b)
CHO–(CHOH)₄–CH₂OH --HCN--> CH(CN)(OH)–(CHOH)₄–CH₂OH
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