Q16Multiple choice
Which of the following reactions of glucose can be explained only by its cyclic structure?
- (i)Glucose forms pentaacetate.
- (ii)Glucose reacts with hydroxylamine to form an oxime.
- (iii)Pentaacetate of glucose does not react with hydroxylamine.
- (iv)Glucose is oxidised by nitric acid to gluconic acid.
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(iii) Pentaacetate of glucose does not react with hydroxylamine.