Question Bank [2022] — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryQuestion Bank [2022]2 Marks
Question
Write chemical reaction for following conversions glucose into gluconic acid
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Answer
Glucose gets oxidised to a six carbon monocarboxylic acid called gluconic acid on reaction with bromine water which is a mild oxidizing agent. $\begin{array}{cc} \phantom{}\ce{CHO}\phantom{...................}\ce{COOH}\phantom{.}\\ \phantom{}|\phantom{.......................}|\phantom{......}\\ \phantom{}\ce{(CHOH)4 + [O] ->[Br2 water]\phantom{}(CHOH)4}\phantom{}\\ \phantom{}|\phantom{.......................}|\phantom{......}\\ \phantom{..}\ce{\underset{\text{Glucose}}{CH2OH} \phantom{...............}\underset{\text{Gluconic acid}}{CH2OH}}\phantom{} \end{array}$
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