On oxidation with a mild oxidising agent like ${B r}_{2} / H_{2} O$ , the glucose is oxidised to?

saccharic acid

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glucaric acid

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gluconic acid

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valeric acid

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Solution

The correct option is C gluconic acid
On oxidation with a mild oxidising agent like ${B r}_{2} / H_{2} O$ , the glucose is oxidised to six carbon carboxylic acid (gluconic acid). This indicates that the carbonyl group is present as an aldehydic group.

$C H O - {(C H O H)}_{4} C H_{2} O H {B r}_{2} w a t e r - ----- \to C O O H - {(C H O H)}_{4} - C H_{2} O H Gluconic acid$

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