Question

D-glucose $\&$ D-fructose can be differentiated by:

• A. Fehling solution
• B. Tollens reagent
• C. Benedict test
• D. $B{r}_2/H_{2}O$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

D-glucose $\underset{H_{2}O}{\overset{B{r}_2}{\to }}$ D-gluconic acid
D-Fructose $\underset{H_{2}O}{\overset{B{r}_2}{\to }}$ No reaction.