University Chemistry ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 131-137.doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX202304035

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Colorful Sugar: Optical Rotation Tracking of Sucrose Hydrolysis Reaction

Juntao Si1, Jialong Shen2, Qianghua Wu3, Hong Wu3, Guoshun Jiang3, Pingping Zhu3, Hongyan Feng3, Bangkun Jin3, Xiaokui Wang3, Hongchun Li3,*(), Yuxi Wang3,*()   

  1. 1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
    2 Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
    3 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • Received:2023-04-11 Accepted:2023-07-12 Published:2023-08-17
  • Contact: Hongchun Li, Yuxi Wang E-mail:lihc@ustc.edu.cn;wangyuxi@ustc.edu.cn

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Abstract:

Initially colorless and transparent, the sucrose solution exhibited a stunning array of colors when viewed through a polarizer. This study utilized polarization characteristics to explore the variations in beam split capacity among different sucrose solution concentrations, while also tracking the hydrolysis process of sucrose under acidic conditions. The paper further elucidates the scientific principles underlying these experimental phenomena.

Key words: Sucrose, Optical rotation, Colors, Hydrolysis reaction