JEE Main · 2024 · Shift-ImediumBIO-015

The incorrect statement regarding the given structure is

Biomolecules · Class 12 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

image The incorrect statement regarding the given structure is

Options
  1. a

    Can be oxidized to a dicarboxylic acid with \ceBr2\ce{Br2} water

  2. b

    despite the presence of \ceCHO-\ce{CHO} does not give Schiff's test

  3. c

    has 4-asymmetric carbon atom

  4. d

    will coexist in equilibrium with 2 other cyclic structure

Correct Answera

Can be oxidized to a dicarboxylic acid with \ceBr2\ce{Br2} water

Detailed Solution

Step 1: Cyclic Structure of Glucose — The provided structure shows glucose in its cyclic hemiacetal form, which coexists in equilibrium with two other cyclic forms (α\alpha and β\beta).

Step 2: Chemical Reactivity — Despite being mostly cyclic, it still reacts after internal opening (e.g., with Tollen’s\text{Tollen's} or \ceHCN\ce{HCN}), though it doesn't give Schiff’s\text{Schiff's} test.

Step 3: Oxidation Error — Bromine water is a mild oxidant and only oxidizes the \ceCHO-\ce{CHO} group (at C1) to a carboxylic acid, not the terminal \ceCH2OH-\ce{CH2OH} (at C6).

Key Point: Dicarboxylic acid (saccharic acid) requires a strong oxidant like concentrated \ceHNO3\ce{HNO3}.

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