Question
Chemistry Question on Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques
The change in the optical rotation of freshly prepared solution of glucose is known as
A
racemisation
B
specific rotation
C
mutarotation
D
tautomerism
Answer
mutarotation
Explanation
Solution
The correct answer is Option C) mutarotation
Freshly prepared glucose solution gets equilibrated to an unequal mixture of (+) and (-) glucose. This phenomenon is called mutarotation. They interconvert into α and β anomeric forms.
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