Chemistry, asked by adnandogar, 1 month ago

is glucose a pentahydroxy oxide?

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Answered by luna162

Glucose is a pentahydroxy aldehyde , In fact, glucose exists mainly (> 99.9 percent) in the glucopyranose form, a cyclic hemiacetal. Even though the amount of aldehyde present at equilibrium is small, many reactions of glucose and similar sugars are those of the free aldehyde group.

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Glucose is a pentahydroxy aldehyde. ... In fact, glucose exists mainly (> 99.9 percent) in the glucopyranose form, a cyclic hemiacetal. Even though the amount of aldehyde present at equilibrium is small, many reactions of glucose and similar sugars are those of the free aldehyde group.

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