Question

(ii) Give a simple chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of
compounds.
C6H5CHO And C6H5-CO-CH
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Answer 1

Answer:

C

6

H

5

COCH

3

being a methyl ketone gives iodoform test while C

6

H

5

COCH

2

CH

3

does not.

Acetophenone

C

6

H

5

COCH

3

+3NaOI→C

6

H

5

COONa+

CHI

3

↓

Iodoform(Yellow ppt.)

+2NaOH