Question

Explain Victor Mayer test for primary,secondary and tertiary alcohol

Answer 1

Victor meyer's test is used to distinguish between primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol by the color obtained when they react with victor meyer's reagent. P-alcohol gives red, secondary alcohol gives blue and tertiary alcohol does not give any color

Answer 2

The"primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols" are reacted with AgNO3, HI and NaOH to form blue, red and colorless solutions.

Explanation:

• In "primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols" was attached by OH groups with carbon atoms are primary, secondary and tertiary.
• These alcohols are reacted with AgNO3, HI and NaOH to form blue, red and colorless solutions.
• The alcohol converts as an iodide using concentrated HI, iodine and red phosphorous.
• The iodine is reacted with silver nitrate to produce nitroalkane.
• At last nitroalkane is reacted with nitrous acid and KOH is made by alkaline.
• Red blood colour is obtained by using the primary alcohol.
• Colour of blue is obtained by using the secondary alcohol.
• In tertiary alcohol then it is colorless.

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