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Question
Glucose reacts with acetic anhydride to form ______.
Options
Mono-acetate
Tetra-acetate
Penta-acetate
Hexa-acetate
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Solution
Glucose reacts with acetic anhydride to form penta-acetate.
Explanation:
The reaction of glucose with 5 molecules of acetic anhydride produces glucose pentaacetate or penta-acetylgulcose.
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