MHT CET202620 April 2026Evening ShiftChemistryBiomoleculesActual

Identify the product when glucose reacts with bromine water.

Options

ASaccharic acid
BCyanohydrin
CGluconic acid
DNucleic acid

Correct answer

C. Gluconic acid

Step-by-step solution

Bromine water is a mild oxidizing agent. When glucose reacts with bromine water, the aldehyde group ( -CHO ) is oxidized to a carboxylic acid group ( -COOH ), while the hydroxyl groups remain unaffected. The reaction is given by: CHO-(CHOH)₄-CH₂OH + Br₂/H₂O COOH-(CHOH)₄-CH₂OH The product formed is gluconic acid. Answer: Gluconic acid

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