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Published on: August 12, 2026
Fructose reduces Tollens ’ reagent due to
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Under alkaline conditions of the reagent, fructose gets converted into a mixture of glucose and mannose (Lobry de Bruyn van Ekenstein rearrangement) both of which contain the 
group and hence reduce Tollens’ reagent to give silver mirror test.
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