14.9 What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents?
(ii) Bromine water
Since bromine water is an oxidising agent so it will oxidise aldehyde group to carboxylic acid group. Thus glucose is converted to gluconic acid.
Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6. It is overall the most abundant monosaccharide, a subcategory of carbohydrates. It is mainly made by plants and most algae during photosynthesis from water and carbon dioxide, using energy from sunlight.