D-glucose is warmed with bromine water. The main product is

Agluconic acid
Bsaccharic acid
Csorbitol
Dfructose

Answer: A

Bromine water is a mild oxidant that converts only the aldehyde group to -COOH, giving gluconic acid. Saccharic acid needs nitric acid, which also oxidises the terminal CH2OH.

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