The open chain structure of glucose was proposed by:

Lobry de bruyn-van ekenstein

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Haworth

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Baeyer

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Killiani

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The correct option is C Baeyer
The open chain structure of glucose was proposed by Baeyer. The open chain form of glucose, with systematic name 2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanal, contains the free reactive aldehyde that makes glucose a reducing sugar.

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