Reducing sugar in aqueous KOH
What makes the bottom option a reducing sugar and the top one not in a basic medium?
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@Dexter
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+solved @user1 @user2... to close the thread when your doubt is solved. Mention the users who helped you solve the doubt. This will be added to their stats.With the ester, you have an electron-deficient centre where there can be an attack.
So, i reckon hydrolysis can take place by this mechanism, especially since acetic acid has resonance stability in its ion form
But if it's a methyl, nucleophilic attack cannot take place
@Nimboi
ahh okay
yeah this makes sense thanku
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