Biomolecules and Chemistry in Everyday Life 1 Question 13

15. Glucose on prolonged heating with HI gives

(2018 Main)

(a) n-hexane

(b) 1-hexene

(c) Hexanoic acid

(d) 6-iodohexanal

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Solution:

  1. HI is a strong reducing agent. It reduces both primary and secondary alcoholic groups of glucose along with the carbonyl group to produce n-hexane as