How do you explain
the absence of aldehyde group in the pentaacetate of D-glucose?

Open in App

Solution

Glucose reacts with hydroxylamine to form an oxine where as the penta acetate of glucose does not react with hydroxyl amine indicating the absence of free $C H O$ group

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

How do you explain the presence of an aldehydic group in a glucose molecule?

How do you explain the presence of five -OH groups in glucose molecule?

2 M

Join BYJU'S Learning Program