Aluminum → Sucrose

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Reaction Steps

A Sucrose/Lake red dye (Opalux Red AS-1662-D, available from Colorcon, West Point, Pa.) solution was prepared by mixing 966.3 g of sucrose NF into 414.7 g of purified water in a stainless steel container using a magnetic stir bar. The container was covered with aluminum foil and heated to about 60—about 65° C. with continued mixing. The solution was mixed for an additional 20 minutes at about 60—about 65° C. at which time the solution was visually clear. 9.2 g of lake red dye was added to the sucrose NF solution, the foil replaced, and mixing continued for 10 minutes while maintaining temperature between about 60—about 65° C.

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