Which are soluble in ethanol: monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides?

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Which are soluble in ethanol: monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides?

And also, which would react to benedict's solution?

2007-10-09 04:56:26 · 1 answers · asked by heartiful 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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I know that polysaccharides are insoluble in alcohol, but I don't think the others are very soluble, either...Mono and disaccharides might be slightly soluble in alcohol.

As far as Benedicts, monosaccharides and some disaccharides do react with Benedict's, but polysaccharides do not.

2007-10-09 05:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋