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WBJEE · Chemistry · Biomolecules

Ribose and 2 -deoxyribose can be differentiated by

  1. A Fehling's reagent
  2. B Tollen's reagent
  3. C Barfoed's reagent
  4. D Osazone formation
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(D) Osazone formation

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Ribose forms osazone with \(\mathrm{Ph}-\mathrm{NH}-\mathrm{NH}_{2}\) whereas in deoxyribose, one - OH group is missing, due to which, it cannot form osazone.