Question

Consider the following statements about sucrose and choose the wrong statement.

• A. Hydrolysis of sucrose with dilute acid yields an equimolar mixture of D-glucose and D-fructose
• B. Acid hydrolysis of sucrose is accompanied by a change in optical rotation
• C. In sucrose, the glycosidic linkage is between C-1 of glucose and C-2 of fructose
• D. Aqueous solution of sucrose exhibits mutarotation

Answer 1

The correct option is D Aqueous solution of sucrose exhibits mutarotation

Disaccharides are compounds in which two monosaccharides are joined by a glycosidic bond. ... Unlike the other disaccharides, sucrose is not a reducing sugar and does not exhibit mutarotation because the glycosidic bond is between the anomeric carbon of glucose and the anomeric carbon of fructose.

Hence, the correct option is $D$