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Group:
Test:
OH
Add PCl5 to a dry sample of the compound.
Notes:
Group:
Group:
Test:
Test:
OH
H
Warm with potassium dichromate (VI) acidified with
dilute sulphuric acid.
Group:
Halogenoalkanes
Notes:
[O]
Secondary alcohol
Cl
Br
[O]
ketone
[O]
carboxylic acid
X
aldehyde
I
Tertiary alcohol
Test:
OH
OH
Chem Factsheet
Group:
Test:
Carboxylic Acid.
O
C
OH
Add to sodium hydrogen carbonate solution.
Group:
CH 3
Test:
Test:
Practice Questions:
1. What would the expected observation be upon the addition of bromine
water to the following chemicals:
(a) Hexane
(b) Hex-2-ene
Reference Factsheet 33
To Distinguish between Aldehydes and Ketones:
There are two tests which can be carried out.
Describe:
(a) The observation that was made which indicated that a reaction
took place between the pentan-2-ol and acidified potassium
dichromate (VI) solution.
(b) The observation made as the distillate was tested with 2,4-DNP.
(c) The observation made as the distillate was tested with ammoniacal
silver nitrate solution.
(d) Name the distillate.
Answers
OH
Group:
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3. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
4. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
No observable reaction.
Yellow precipitate, antiseptic smell.
Yellow precipitate, antiseptic smell.
Yellow precipitate, antiseptic smell.
No observable reaction.
No observable reaction.
Yellow precipitate, antiseptic smell.