Question:
What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents?
(i) HI (ii) Bromine water (iii) HNO3
Solution:
(i) When D-glucose is heated with HI for a long time, n-hexane is formed.
(ii) When D-glucose is treated with Br2 water, D- gluconic acid is produced.
(iii) On being treated with HNO3, D-glucose get oxidised to give saccharic acid.
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