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Detection of

functional group

Alcohol
Test Phenol
Colourless
Colour Reddish pink

Just bitter to fruity


Smell Pungent

Yes
Solubility in water No

×
Blue- litmus test ✓
×
Red litmus test ×

✓ H2 Formation ✓ H2 Formation
Na metal test


Red colouration
Ceric ammonium test ×

NaHCO3 Test ×

×
FeCl3 test ✓
Violet colouration


Esterification test ✓

× ✓
Bromin water test
White ppt forms
×
Liberman test ✓
Violet to red ppt formation
×
Sodium bisulphite
×
test

×
2,4-DNP ×
test

×
Schiff test ×

×
Fehling test ×

Tollen test ×

Sodium nitro ×
×
prusside test
×
m-dinitro benzene
×
test
×
Benedict test ×

Iodoform test ✓
(for subrates having Yellow ppt ×
alpha CH3-)
Carboxyli c acid Aldehyde

Colourles s Colourless

Vinegar like Irritating Pungent

Yes No

✓ ×

× ×

✓ H2 Formation
×

× ×


2
CO ×
formation

× ×

× ×

× ×

× ×
× ✓
White ppt forms

× ✓
yellow ppt forms

× ✓
Magenta colouration

× ✓

×
HCOOH√ ✓

× ×

× ×

× ✓
Red brown ppt

× ✓
Yellow ppt
Ketone Amines

Colourless Colourless

Slight pungent Irritating pungent

Yes Yes

× ×

× ✓

× ×

× ×

× ×

× ×

× ×

× ×

× ×
✓ ×
White ppt forms

✓ ×
yellow ppt forms

× ×

× ×

× ×

✓ ×
Red colouration

✓ ×

× ×

✓ ×
yellow ppt
Aniline

Colourless

Irritating Pungent

No


White ppt forms

×
×

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