What happens when D Glucose is treated with HNO3

When D-Glucose is treated with nitric acid, the aldehyde and alcohol group of glucose are oxidized to carboxylic acids forming D-Glucaric acid.

 

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saccric acid is formed.

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Glucose or gluconic acid when treated with with HNO3 gives saccharic acid n dicarboxylic acid


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