JEE Main Chemistry question

[K CET 2005] Sucrose molecule is made up of

(A)A glucopyranose and a fructopyranose
(B)A glucopyranose and a fructofuranoseCorrect
(C)A glucofuranose and a fructopyranose
(D)A glucofuranose and a fructofuranose

Answer: (B)

Solution

In sucrose, the glucose unit is present in its six-membered pyranose ring form, while the fructose unit is present in its five-membered furanose ring form, joined through both anomeric carbons (C1 of glucose to

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Question ID VK-150593