Question

Write the chemical equation for the reaction of glucose with bromine water.

Write the reaction of bromine water on glucose.

Answer 1

Glucose reacts with bromine water to give gluconic acid.

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CHO}\phantom{...............................}\ce{COOH}\phantom{..}\\
|\phantom{......................................}|\phantom{..........}\\
\ce{(CHOH)4 + [O] ->[Br2/water] (CHOH)4}\\
|\phantom{......................................}|\phantom{..........}\\\ce{\underset{Glucose}{CH2OH}}\phantom{.........................}\ce{\underset{Gluconic acid}{CH2OH}}\\
\end{array}\]