BITSAT2021ChemistryAldehydes and KetonesActual
Fructose reduces Tollen's reagent due to:
Options
- Aenolisation of fructose followed by conversion to glucose (having aldehydic group) by the base present in Toll
- Basymmetric carbons
- Cprimary alcoholic group
- Dsecondary alcoholic group
Correct answer
A. enolisation of fructose followed by conversion to glucose (having aldehydic group) by the base present in Toll
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