It is best to carry out reactions with sugars in neutral or acid medium and not in alkaline medium. This is because in alkaline medium,sugars undergo one of the following changes:
- ARacemisation
- BRearrangement
- CInversion
- DBoth $(b)$ and $(c)$
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List-$I$ List-$II$ $A$. $\alpha$-Glucose and $\alpha$-Galactose $I$. Functional isomers $B$. $\alpha$-Glucose and $\beta$-Glucose $II$. Homologous $C$. $\alpha$-Glucose and $\alpha$-Fructose $III$. Anomers $D$. $\alpha$-Glucose and $\alpha$-Ribose $IV$. Epimers
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| List-$I$ | List-$II$ |
| $A$. $\alpha$-Glucose and $\alpha$-Galactose | $I$. Functional isomers |
| $B$. $\alpha$-Glucose and $\beta$-Glucose | $II$. Homologous |
| $C$. $\alpha$-Glucose and $\alpha$-Fructose | $III$. Anomers |
| $D$. $\alpha$-Glucose and $\alpha$-Ribose | $IV$. Epimers |
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