Sorbitol Is A Sweetener Often Substituted For Cane Sugar Because It Is Better Tolerated By Diabetics It Is Also An In 1 (70.6 KiB) Viewed 89 times
Explain this reaction in the light of our study of the reactions
of alcohols. Please explain.
Sorbitol is a sweetener often substituted for cane sugar , because it is better tolerated by diabetics. It is also an intermediate in commercial synthesis of vitamin C. Sorbitol is prepared by high-pressure hydrogenation of glucose over a nickel catalyst. What is the structure of sorbitol? Explain this reaction in the light of our study of the reactions of alcohols. HCO H2 (120 atm) Sorbitol Ni, 140 °C H-C-OH HO-C-H H-C-OH н-с-он CH2OH D-glucose
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