Chemistry, asked by pranjalsnoop5060, 9 months ago

How can you distinguish between phenol and benzoic acid?

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Answered by prabhath222

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Phenol and benzoic acid can be distinguished by ferric chloride test. Ferric chloride test: Phenol reacts with neutral FeCl3 to form an iron-phenol complex giving violet colouration. But benzoic acid reacts with neutral FeCl3 to give a buff coloured ppt. of ferric benzoate.

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