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Write such reactions and facts about glucose which cannot be explained by open chain structure

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The following facts and reactions cannot be explained by open chain structure of glucose.
(i) Despite having the aldehyde group, glucose does not give 2, 4-DNP test, Shiff’s test and it does not form the hydrogen sulphite addition product with NaHSO3.

(ii) The penta-acetate of glucose does not react with hydroxylamine indicating the absence of free aldehydic group.



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