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Which of the following reactions of glucose can be explained only by its cyclic structure?

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Glucose pentaacetate has no free —OH at C1, so it cannot open to the aldehyde form and fails to react with hydroxylamine — evidence that demands the cyclic structure. The other observations fit the open-chain form.

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