The reagents with which glucose does not react to give the corresponding tests/products are Choose the correct options from the given below:
- B and C
- A and D
- B and E
- E and D
Answer
(3) B and E
Solution
A. Glucose reduces Tollens' reagent to a silver mirror (reacts).
B. Glucose does not give Schiff's test (does not react).
C. Glucose adds HCN to give the cyanohydrin (reacts).
D. Glucose forms an oxime with NH2OH (reacts).
E. Glucose does not form the hydrogensulphite addition product with NaHSO3 (does not react).
Schiff's test and NaHSO3 addition are not given because the aldehyde group is mostly present in the cyclic hemiacetal form.
B and E.
Answer: (3)