III.

Results and Discussion

Test Solution Iodoform Fehling's A & B Lucas

(all colorless)      
pure yellow orange to yellow-orange on top and
1̊ butyl light dark blue light yellow
  yellow on bottom Immiscible clear
  Immiscible    
       
2̊ butyl yellowish white dark blue light yellow
    Immiscible turbid
       
3̊ butyl yellow-orange dark blue light yellow
more turbid than 3̊
    Immiscible butyl
       
Acetone yellowish orange to clear yellow dark blue light yellow
  formed precipitate    
       
Formaldehyde clear light indigo light yellow
    formed red precipitate  
       
Acetic Acid yellowish brown green blue light yellow
       
       
Acetamide yellowish dark blue bright yellow
       
       
Ethyl Acetate yellow-orange blue green light yellow
Table 1. Summary of Data Obtained for Iodoform, Fehling’s A & B and Lucas
 Test Solution Dichromate DNPH Tollen's
(all colorless)
1̊ butyl orange, immiscible Orange light blue
  blue green, immiscible dark orange w/o precipitate light blue - almost white
 
 
2̊ butyl Orange Orange Colorless
  blue green dark orange w/o precipitate blue to light blue
 
3̊ butyl orange w/ precipitate Clear colorless
  yellow, precipitate disappeared clear orange, turbid colorless
 
Acetone orange colorless (blue) colorless
  orange w/ precipitate bluish
 
Formaldehyde orange Orange colorless
  blue green turbid, w/ precipitate colorless to gray
 
Acetic Acid orange Orange colorless
  orange Turbid colorless w/ smoke
 
Acetamide orange orange, slight turbid colorless
  orange orange, turbid colorless
 
Ethyl Acetate orange orange, turbid colorless
blue green orange, turbid colorless

Table 1. Summary of Data Obtained for Dichromate, DNPH and Tollen’s