JEE Advanced 2022Paper 2
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2022
- Paper
- Paper 2
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Biomolecules
JEE Advanced 2022 · Paper 2 · Chemistry · Biomolecules
Treatment of D -glucose with aqueous NaOH results in a mixture of...
Treatment of -glucose with aqueous results in a mixture of monosaccharides, which are








Options
- A

- B

- C

- D

Correct answer
C. 
Step-by-step solution
When glucose is treated with dilute NaOH, it gives a mixture of D-glucose, D-mannose and D-fructose. This reaction is known as Lobry de Bruyn-van Ekenstein rearrangement. Basic catalysed tautomerism through enediol intermediate takes place.