Principles Related to Practical Chemistry rekon © Detection of extra elements DETECTION OF ELEMENTS (NITROGEN, SULPHUR, HALOGENS) IN (Nitrogen, Sulphur, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Halogens) in organic compounds © Detection of the Functional groups th organie compounds © Thechemisiry nwolved m Detection of Nitrogen, Sulphur, Chlorine, Bromine and lodine by the preparation of inorganic Lassaigne's Test compounds: Mohr's salt. ‘Orgaric compunds generally consist of carbon and hydroge. Some other ‘elements which may be present in organic compouncs are oxygen, nitrogen, halogens and sulphur This testis moslly prefered to confirm the presence of elements like N, ee G1 Br, Land. inthis test, salt is fused with sodium metal to prepare its © The chemistry tnwolved ater soluble salt called soda extractor Lassaigne's extract. the preparation of Organic compounds; Acctantidle, Preparation of Lassaigne's Extract, pritro acetanilide, aniline “To prepare soda exact, an sill amount of organie compound is heated tyellow, todoform with dry sodium in a fusion tube. The red hot ube is crushed in distiled (© The chemistry twolved in the water and fered, tho filtrate is known as Lassaigne's extract titrimetric exercises © Analysis of Cations © Analysis of anions © chemical Principles wowed 2NB*S NaS fn the experiments, Na+XNaX Where Xmay be (Cl, Bor!) 3. Enthalpy of solution of cuso, The chemical eations of varlous elements with Na are as Na+C+N->Nacn IFnitrogen and sulphur both are present in the compound then sodium ae thiocyanate i formes. 2 Enthalpy of a raat opera Nat C+N+S-—> NaSCN acid and strong base Formation of sodium thiooyanate is possible only when sodium metal is 2 Preparation of lyophilic presentin fitle amounts, ‘andl tyophobie sols 2 Kinetic study of the reaction of iodide tons Sodium extract in a test tube is added with freshly prepared saturated with hydrogen peroxide Solution of ferrous sulphate. A green precipitate of ferrous hydroxide is ipo aera formed. Acidity the solution with dilute sulphuric acid and warn feric Chloride solutions added Prussian blue precipitate ncicates the presence ofnivogen, Detection of Nitrogen Corporate Office : Aakash Tower, 8, Pusa Road, Now Delhi-110008. Phone : 011-47623486