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How will you convert sucrose to oxalic acid?

How will you convert sucrose to oxalic acid?

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Aarti Gupta
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9 years ago
Conversion of sucrose to oxalic acid---
When sucrose is oxidised in presence of nitric acid, 6 moles of oxalic acid are produced-

C12H22O11----------------> 6(COOH)2 + 5H2O

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