Question

What aglycon and monosaccharides are formed when salicin and solanine (Section 28.7C) are each hydrolyzed with aqueous acid?

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Salicin and Solanine

Salicin is a type of alcoholic foundin the bark/leaves of willows. Solanine is an alkaloid that originated from the nightshade family plant such as capsicum, tobacco, etc.

Salicin is used for aspirin synthesis if salicin is produced from meadowsweet.

Hydrolysis reaction of salicin

When salicin is hydrolyzed with aqueous acid, aglycon and monosaccharides of both anomers are formed.

Hydrolysis reaction of salicin

Hydrolysis reaction of solanine

When solanine is hydrolyzed with aqueous acid, aglycon and monosaccharides of both anomers are formed.

Hydrolysis reaction of solanine