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Reaction with sugars is best to carry out in neutral or acidic medium but not in alkaline medium because in alkaline medium sugars undergo:

Option: 1

Racemisation 


Option: 2

Decomposition 


Option: 3

Inversion


Option: 4

Rearrangement


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As sugars contains carbonyl group which can be enolize by the -OH of alkaline medium. i.e. it there may enolization can occurs Hence rearrangement may possible.

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