JEE Main Chemistry question
The change in optical rotation with time of a freshly prepared solution of a reducing sugar is known as
Answer: (D)
Solution
A freshly dissolved pure anomer of a reducing sugar shows its specific rotation gradually drift to an equilibrium value as the α- and β-anomers interconvert via the open-chain form; this time-dependent change is called mutarotation.
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