AP EAMCET202021 Sep 2020Evening ShiftChemistryBiomoleculesActual
When glucose reacts with bromine water, the main product is
Options
- Aacetic acid
- Bsaccharic acid
- Cglyceraldehyde
- Dgluconic acid
Correct answer
D. gluconic acid
Step-by-step solution
When glucose react with bromine water, then it undergoes oxidation reaction to form glucoinc acid as a product. The reaction is as follows: ( CH ₂ OH ( CHOH )₄ CHO +[ O ] [ CH ₂ OH ( CHOH )₄ COOH ] Br ₂ / H ₂ O ) Hence, the correct option is (d).