When sugar ‘X’ is boiled with dilute H2SO4 in alcoholic solution, two isomers ‘A’ and ‘B’ are formed. ‘A’ on oxidation with HNO3 yields saccharic acid where as ‘B’ is laevorotatory. The compound ‘X’ is:
When sugar ‘X’ is boiled with dilute H2SO4 in alcoholic solution, two isomers ‘A’ and ‘B’ are formed. ‘A’ on oxidation with HNO3 yields saccharic acid where as ‘B’ is laevorotatory. The compound ‘X’ is:
Option 1 -
Maltose
Option 2 -
Sucrose
Option 3 -
Lactose
Option 4 -
Starch
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 2
Detailed Solution:Compound X is sucrose as,
Here, glucose is A which on oxidation with HNO3 gives saccharic acid as
B is b-D fructose which is laevarotatory.
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