Chemica test differentiating benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol
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Ferric Chloride Test
Phenol gives a violet colour with neutral FeCl3
solution whereas benzyl alcohol does not react with FeCl3 solution
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Phenol gives a violet colour with neutral FeCl3
solution whereas benzyl alcohol does not react with FeCl3 solution
hope this answer helps you
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As we can see that both the compounds are different as one is alcohol and the other is aldehyde. So there are many tests to distinguish between alcohol and aldehyde and one of the test is Tollen's reagent. C6H5CHO + 2[Ag(NH3)2]+ -> C6H5COOH + 2Ag(silver mirror)+ 2H2O+ 4NH3.
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