How do you explain the presence of all the six carbon atoms in glucose in a straight chain?
Ans. Glucose on heating with HI produces n-hexane.
CHO
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(CHOH)4HI→∆CH3-CH2-CH2n-hexane-CH2-CH2-CH3
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CH2OHGlucose
This suggests that the six carbon atoms of glucose are linked in a straight chain.
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