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प्रश्न
Glucose on reaction with HI gives n-hexane. What does it suggest about the structure of glucose?
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उत्तर
The reaction of glucose with HI giving n-hexane suggests that all the six carbon atoms are linked in a straight chain, as shown in the reaction given below:

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संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw the simple Fisher projection formulae of D - (+) - glucose and D - (-) - fructose
Enumerate the reactions of D-glucose which cannot be explained by its open chain structure.
What happens when glucose is treated with hydroxylamine?
Write the reaction involved when D-glucose is treated with the following reagent:
(CH3CO)2O
Oxime is formed by treating glucose with ____________.
Glucose does not react with ____________.
Glucose is found to exist in two different α and β crystalline forms. These forms can be obtained by:
(i) The α form of glucose is obtained by crystallisation from a concentrated solution of glucose at 303 K.
(ii) The β form of glucose is obtained by crystallisation from a concentrated solution of glucose at 303 K.
(iii) The β form is obtained by crystallisation from hot and saturated aqueous solution at 371 K.
(iv) The α form is obtained by crystallisation from hot and saturated aqueous solution at 371 K.
The number of chiral carbon atoms present in cyclic structure α-D(+) glucose:
Write the reactions of D-glucose which can’t be explained by its open-chain structure. How can cyclic structure of glucose explain these reactions?
The reagents with which glucose does not react to give the corresponding tests/products are:
- Tollen’s reagent
- Schiff’s reagent
- HCN
- NH2OH
- NaHSO3
Choose the correct options from the given below:
