Structural O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-fructofuranoside. In sucrose, the monomers glucose and fructose are linked via an ether bond between C1 on the glucosyl subunit and C2 on the fructosyl unit. The bond is called a glycosidic linkage.

Does sucrose have ether?

Sucrose has seven hydroxyl ( OH ) and two acetal groups. I have marked one of the hydroxyl groups with a pink rectangle. … Thus, it has two ether groups on the same carbon.

What group does sucrose belong to?

CarbohydratesMonosaccharidesDisaccharidesPolysaccharidesGlucoseSucroseStarchGalactoseMaltoseGlycogenFructoseLactoseCellulose