The aldehydes in reducing sugars will reduce silver ion from Tollen's reagent to metallic silver, leaving a reflective mirror on the inside of a flask.
Answer: (i) The carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to the CH 2 group on treatment with zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid. (ii) Aldehydes which do not have an α-hydrogen ...
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