Fructose reduces Tollen's reagent due to
  • A
    asymmetric carbons
  • B
    primary alcoholic group
  • C
    secondary alcoholic group
  • D
    enolisation of fructose followed by conversion to aldehyde by base
AIPMT 2010, Medium
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