JEE MainChemistryBiomoleculesMCQ+4 / −1
The incorrect statement among the following is :
- A-D-glucose and -D-glucose are anomers.
- B-D-glucose and -D-glucose are enantiomers.
- CCellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide made up of only -D-glucose units.
- DThe penta acetate of glucose does not react with hydroxyl amine
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Correct answer: B
- Understand what is being asked
We need to identify the incorrect statement.
- Check option A
A: -D-glucose and -D-glucose are anomers.
- Anomers are stereoisomers that differ only in configuration at the anomeric carbon.
- In glucose, the anomeric carbon is C-1.
- -D-glucose and -D-glucose differ only at C-1.
So, A is correct.
- Check option B
B: -D-glucose and -D-glucose are enantiomers.
- Enantiomers are non-superimposable mirror images of each other.
- -D-glucose and -D-glucose are not mirror images.
- They differ only at one stereocenter (the anomeric carbon), so they are anomers, which are a type of diastereomer, not enantiomers.
So, B is incorrect.
- Check option C
C: Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide made up of only -D-glucose units.
- Cellulose consists of -D-glucose units joined by glycosidic linkages.
- This gives it a linear, straight-chain structure.
So, C is correct.
- Check option D
D: The penta acetate of glucose does not react with hydroxyl amine.
- Glucose forms cyclic structures, but free glucose can open to the aldehyde form and react with reagents like hydroxylamine.
- In glucose pentaacetate, the anomeric hydroxyl group is also acetylated, so the ring cannot open to give the free aldehyde group.
- Therefore it does not react with hydroxylamine.
So, D is correct.
- Conclusion
The only incorrect statement is:
-D-glucose and -D-glucose are anomers, not enantiomers.
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