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How will u distinguish between benzaldehyde and acetophenone

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Answered by kalphrankp2yfgg
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Benzaldehyde and acetophenone can be distinguished by the following tests.

(a) Tollen's Test

Aldehydes respond to Tollen's test. Benzaldehyde being an aldehyde reduces Tollen's reagent to give a red-brown precipitate of Cu2O, but acetophenone being a ketone does not.

 

(b) Iodoform test

Acetophenone being a methyl ketone undergoes oxidation by sodium hypoiodite (NaOI) to give a yellow ppt. of iodoform. But benzaldehyde does not respond to this test



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Answered by Anonymous
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hello friend!!

distinguish test between benzaldehyde and acetophenone:

a) tollen's test:  benzaldehyde being an aldehydic group react with tollen's reagent to from a red-brown precipitate , since acetophenone is a ketonic group it does not react with tollen's reagent.

b) iodoform test: since acetophenone is a methylketone , it undergo oxidation by sodium hypoiodite (NaOI) to form yellow precipitate. but benzaldehyde do not react . thus distinguished.

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