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What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents?
(a) Br$_2$ water
What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents?
(a) Br$_2$ water
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Bromine water is a mild oxidizing agent that selectively oxidizes the aldehyde (-CHO) group to a carboxyl (-COOH) group without affecting the hydroxyl (-OH) groups.
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When D-glucose is treated with bromine water (Br$_2$ in H$_2$O), the aldehyde (-CHO) group at C-1 is selectively oxidized to a carboxylic acid (-COOH), forming D-gluconic acid.
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