Question

How acetaldehyde and benzaldehyde can be distinguished ?

Answer 1

Benzaldehyde undergoes tollens reagent test or Silver mirror test but acetaldehyde doesn't undergoes this test.

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Answer 2

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1. Benzaldehyde react with Tollens reagent and therefore tollens'oxidizes the aldehyde group into a carboxylate group as a results in the formation of a silver metal precipitate.

2. Benzaldehyde reacts with HCN And Hydrogen cyanide gets added to the carbon-oxygen double bond and can further extend to form Benzoin condensation reaction.

3. Benzaldehyde react with NaHSO3 to give bisulfite....

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