Heating D-glucose with prolonged exposure to and Red Phosphorus yields which of the following produc — Biomolecules Chemistry Question

💡 Solution & Explanation

Prolonged heating of glucose with $HI$ and Red Phosphorus completely reduces it to n-hexane ($CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3$), proving that all six carbon atoms are linked in a straight chain.