[curiouscat]

Would one expect any sort of reaction between aqueous Sucrose (C12H22O11) and the following molecule:

Context is, sugar is a potential solublizing agent for a reaction containing the haloydrin drawn above. Wanted to investigate if there is a likely interaction (I'm hoping not!)

A search of the usual reaction databases yielded nothing.

[Dan]

I would not expect a reaction in the absence of a catalyst.

To be sure, you could dissolve the halohydrin and some sucrose in D₂O and monitor the composition of the mixture by NMR for a day or two.

[curiouscat]

To be sure, you could dissolve the halohydrin and some sucrose in D₂O and monitor the composition of the mixture by NMR for a day or two.

Thanks Dan! That's a good idea. I'll see if I can get the  wheels rolling for an NMR run. Although, I can monitor the halo-H on GC too; that might be simpler.