Short Answer TypeGlucose on reaction with HI gives n-hexane. What does it suggest about the structure of glucose?
The reaction of glucose with HI giving n-hexane suggests that all the six carbon atoms are linked in a straight chain, as shown in the reaction given below:
CHO-(CHOH)4-CH2OH 
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2
Write any two reactions of glucose which cannot be explained by the open chain structure of glucose molecule.
What is essentially the difference between α-form of glucose and β-form of glucose? Explain.
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