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Fructose reduces Tollens’ reagent due to:

A
Asymmetric carbons

B
Primary alcoholic group

C
Secondary alcoholic group

D
Enolisation of fructose followed by conversion to aldehyde by base

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In aqueous medium, fructose is enolized and converted into aldehyde in basic medium. Generally, all aldehydes reduce Tollens reagent, thus fructose can also reduces Tollens reagent.
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Fructose reduces Tollens’ reagent due to:
Updated OnFeb 17, 2024
TopicBiomolecules
SubjectChemistry
ClassClass 12
Answer TypeText solution:1 Video solution: 2
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