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Describe the action of Acetic anhydridereagents on glucose. |
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Answer» Solution :ACTION of ACETIC anhydride : When GLUCOSE is glucose is heated with acetic anhydride in the presence of catalyst pyridine, glucose penta acetate is formed. It indicates that glucose is a stable COMPOUND and contains five hydroxyl groups. `{:(" CHO"),(" |"),((CHOH)_(4)),(" |"),(" CH"_(2)OH),("Glucose"):}+5(CH_(3)CO)_(2)O overset("Pyridine")to {:(" CHO"),(" |"),((CHOCOCH_(3))_(4)+5CH_(3)COOH),(" |"),(" CH"_(2)OCOCH_(3)),("Glucose penta acetate"):}` |
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