The pair of compounds in which both the compounds give positive test with Tollen’s reagent is
A.
Glucose and Sucrose
B.
Fructose and Sucrose
C.
Acetophenone and Hexanal
D.
Glucose and Fructose
Answer :
Glucose and Fructose
Solution :
Glucose being an aldose responds to Tollen’s test while fructose, although a ketose, undergoes rearrangement in presence of basic medium ( provided by Tollen’s reagent ) to form glucose, which then responds to Tollen’s test.
Releted MCQ Question on Organic Chemistry >> Biomolecules
Releted Question 1
The pair of compounds in which both the compounds give positive test with Tollen’s reagent is