Do all reducing sugars show mutarotation?

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I studied that for a sugar to be reducing it must possess a free aldehydo or keto group. Also, for a mutarotation interconversion between α- and β-forms of compound are required.

If there is a free aldehydo group or keto group in the compound must it show mutarotation?

Note: I am a high school student so please try to explain in a simpler manner.

https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2017/08/17/mutarotation/ — Yusuf Hasan, Jul 15 '20 at 19:53

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 15 '20 at 18:40

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The compounds having hemiacetal in their structure give mutarotation.

Generally, all monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, ribose, arabinose, …) and disaccharides (lactose, maltose, …) give mutarotation, except sucrose.

Sucrose, despite being a disaccharide, fails to give mutarotation because it doesn't contain hemiacetal.

edited Jul 15 '20 at 18:40

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Do all reducing sugars show mutarotation?

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