What is 'Glycerose'? How is it prepared from glycerol?

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Milder oxidising agent line bromine water or Fenton's reagent $[F e {S O}_{4} + H_{2} O_{2}]$ or Sodium hypobromite oxidises Glycerol to form Glycerose. Glycerose is a mixture of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxy acetone.

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