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Complete the following reaction. (i) Glucose + acetic anhydride rarr _?_ (ii) What does the above reaction suggest? |
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Answer» Solution :(II) Glucose forms PENTA acetate with acetic ANHYDRIDE suggesting the presence of five alcohol groups. `{:(CHO),(|),(CHOH_(4)),(|),(CH_(4)OH),("Glucose"):}`+`underset("Acetic anhydride")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)C-O-overset(O)overset(||)C-CH_(3))overset("Pyridine")rarr` `{:(CHO""O""O),(|""||""||),((CH-O-C-CH_(3))_(4)+CH_(3)-C-OH),(|""underset(||)O"""Acetic acid"),(CH_(3)-O-C-CH_(3)),("Glucose Penta Acetate"):} ` |
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