C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ CAS#: 57-50-1 F.W.: 342.29

CAS: 57-50-1 EC No: 200-334-9 MDL No: MFCD00006626 RTECS: WN6500000 Crystalline Molecular Formula: C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ MW: 342.30 Melting Point: 185-187° Density (g/mL): 1.58

Simple carbohydrate. Sucrose is hydrolyzed to glucose and fructose by dilute acids and by invertase, a yeast enzyme. Upon hydrolysis the optical rotation falls and is negative when the hydrolysis is complete. The mixture of glucose and fructose is known as "Invert sugar". Sucrose can…