The incorrect statement regarding the given structure is- Acan be oxidized to a dicarboxylic acid with water
- Bdespite the presence of does not give Schiff's test
- Cwill coexist in equilibrium with 2 other cyclic structure
- Dhas 4 asymmetric carbon atom
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Correct answer: A
The question refers to a given structure, but the actual structure/image is not present in the prompt. From the options, we can still infer that the compound is most likely an aldohexose-type sugar in cyclic form (such as glucose), because:
- It has a hidden/almost unavailable group in equilibrium with cyclic forms.
- It does not give Schiff's test easily, which is true for glucose in cyclic hemiacetal form.
- It coexists with two other cyclic structures ( and anomers, plus open-chain form).
- It has 4 asymmetric carbon atoms in the open-chain aldose form.
So let us test each statement accordingly.
1. Check option A
Statement:
can be oxidized to a dicarboxylic acid with water
water is a mild oxidizing agent. For an aldose like glucose, it oxidizes only the aldehyde group:
It does not oxidize the terminal primary alcohol group to carboxylic acid. Therefore, it gives a monocarboxylic acid (aldonic acid), not a dicarboxylic acid.
To get a dicarboxylic acid, a stronger oxidizing agent like hot is required.
So A is incorrect.
2. Check option B
Statement:
despite the presence of does not give Schiff's test
Glucose and similar sugars exist predominantly in cyclic hemiacetal forms, so the free aldehyde concentration is extremely low.
Schiff's reagent is a test for free aldehyde group, and glucose generally does not respond like a normal aldehyde in Schiff's test.
So B is correct.
3. Check option C
Statement:
will coexist in equilibrium with 2 other cyclic structure
An aldohexose like glucose exists in equilibrium among:
- open-chain form
- -cyclic form
- -cyclic form
If one cyclic structure is shown, then it can coexist with two other structures: the other anomeric cyclic form and the open-chain form. The statement says 2 other cyclic structure, which in many exam contexts is taken to mean the compound has multiple cyclic equilibrating forms. For glucose-like sugars, two cyclic anomers certainly exist. Given the intended JEE interpretation, this statement is treated as correct for the given sugar structure.
So C is correct.
4. Check option D
Statement:
has 4 asymmetric carbon atom
For an open-chain aldohexose like glucose:
- is aldehyde carbon, achiral
- are chiral
- is , achiral
Thus total asymmetric carbons .
So D is correct.
Final conclusion
The incorrect statement is:
because water oxidizes the aldehyde group only to give a monocarboxylic acid, not a dicarboxylic acid.
Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer: A
My derived answer: A
They match.
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