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BITSAT Chemistry Aldehydes and Ketones 2021 BITSAT 2021

BITSAT Chemistry Question (2021) — Solution

Question

Fructose reduces Tollen's reagent due to:

Options

  1. A. enolisation of fructose followed by conversion to glucose (having aldehydic group) by the base present in Tollen's reagent
  2. B. asymmetric carbons
  3. C. primary alcoholic group
  4. D. secondary alcoholic group

Answer

A. enolisation of fructose followed by conversion to glucose (having aldehydic group) by the base present in Tollen's reagent

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