No, sucrose is not a reducing agent. The disaccharide sucrose can be 'inverted' breaking the molecule into the monosaccharides glucose and fructose, both of which are reducing sugars. This is...
The common name for sucrose is table sugar. It is a mixture of fructose and glucose. The chemical formula for this is C12H22O11. Pure sucrose is often prepared as a fine, white, odourless crystalline...