Originally posted by ancientsanskrit:
Sucrose structure:
I'm not very familar w/ the structure of Dextrose, but I think it's just the D-glucose (I'm pretty sure it's D-glucose, since normal glucose is L-glucose).
You are correct, sir!
Originally posted by ancientsanskrit:
In any case, it's a carbohydrate as well and would occur with the same dehydration synthesis @ the glycosidic center.
However, there's no glycosidic center as there is with sucrose. I don't remember enough from OrgChem to remember which piece the H- would kick off... most likely kick the carboxyl group... though I don't know how that'd help the situation of a chemical leak...
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