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Glucose is reduced to n-hexane with...

Glucose is reduced to n-hexane with

A

`H_(2)//Ni`

B

`NaBH_(4)`

C

`Na//Hg, H_(2) O`

D

`HI//"red P"`

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The correct Answer is:
D
Concentrated hydriodic acid and red phosphorus at `1000^(@)C` reduce glucose to iodo `-CHO` to `CH_(2) OH` to yields sorbitol.
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