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Question
Identify the product obtained in the following conversion.
\[\ce{Glucose ->[(O)][Br2 water] Product}\]
Options
n-hexane
Gluconic acid
Saccharic acid
Glucose cyanohydrine
MCQ
Solution
Gluconic acid
Explanation:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CHO}\phantom{...................}\ce{COOH}\phantom{..}\\
|\phantom{........................}|\phantom{.......}\\
\ce{(CHOH)4 + [O] ->[Br2 water] (CHOH)4}\\
|\phantom{........................}|\phantom{.......}\\
\ce{\underset{Glucose}{CH2OH}}\phantom{................}\ce{\underset{Gluconic acid}{CH2OH}}\phantom{}\end{array}\]
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