Ribose and 2-deoxyribose can be differentiated by

Options

A. Fehling's reagent
B. Tollen's reagent
C. Barfoed's reagent
D. Osazone formation

Answer

D

Explanation

`{:(" "CHO),(" |"),(H-C-OH),(" |"),(H-C-OH),(" |"),(H-C-OH),(" |"),(" "CH_(2)OH),(" Ribose"):}overset(C_(6)H_(5)NHNH_(2))rarr{:(" "CH=N NHC_(6)H_(5)),(" |"),(" "C=N.NHC_(6)H_(5)),(" |"),(H-C-OH),(" |"),(H-C-OH),(" |"),(" "CH_(2)OH),(" Osazone"):}`
In deoxyribose, one `-OH` group is missing, which will prevent the formation of osazone.