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Question:

Glucose on prolonged heating with HI gives:

hexanoic acid

iodohexanal

n-hexane

1-hexene

Solution:

Glucose on prolonged heating with HI produces n-hexane.
(CHO|CHOH)4|CH2OH + hot HI ----> CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
Glucose n- Hexane