Mutarotation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007709",
  "term": "Mutarotation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The change in the optical rotation of a solution of an anomeric sugar as the anomers interconvert to reach an equilibrium mixture. This phenomenon occurs when cyclic sugars are dissolved in a solvent, allowing the alpha and beta anomers to interconvert through an open-chain aldehyde or ketone intermediate. The equilibrium mixture has a characteristic optical rotation.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "epimerization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2212 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/mutarotation/"
}