Question

Which of the following compounds does NOT undergo mutarotation?

a. glucose

b. sucrose

c. ribose

d. fructose

Answer 1

Sucrose compounds does NOT undergo mutarotation.

answer is b.

Answer 2

Option (B) is correct.

Sucrose compounds do NOT undergo mutarotation.

What about Mutarotation :

• Mutarotation is a modification in the optical rotation of a solution caused by a shift in the equilibrium between the alpha () and beta () anomers as a result of dissolution in an aqueous solution. Isomerization is another name for this process.

• Epimerization causes mutarotation, which is the change in the specific rotation of a chiral molecule. Carbohydrate chemistry is the most prevalent application of the word.

Sucrose does NOT undergo mutarotation :

• Sucrose is, in fact, a compound. It is made up of several components (Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen) that are linked together chemically. Those ingredients are in a certain proportion. As a result, this material is categorized as a compound.