Action of tollen's reagent on ketose sugar
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Ketones don't get oxidised using tollens reagent. However, fructose, which is a ketose, (a sugar containing aketone group) does get oxidised using tollens reagent...thank u
Ketones don't get oxidised using tollens reagent. However, fructose, which is a ketose, (a sugar containing aketone group) does get oxidised using tollens reagent...thank u
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Tollens reagent is a reducing agent so it doesnot reduce ketone
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He developed this test to differentiate between aldose and ketose sugars.Tollens' reagent is an alkaline solution of ammoniacal silver nitrate and is used to test for aldehydes. ... Ketones do not react with Tollens'reagent
He developed this test to differentiate between aldose and ketose sugars.Tollens' reagent is an alkaline solution of ammoniacal silver nitrate and is used to test for aldehydes. ... Ketones do not react with Tollens'reagent
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