Chemical Tests Flashcards
a-naphthol
Molisch’s test
aka a-naphthol reaction
Result: purple/red
General test for carbohydrates
CuSO4
Fehling’s A
Result: brick red ppt
Test for carbohydrates (monosaccharides)
K Na tartrae
Fehling’s B
result: brick red ppt
Test for carbohydrates (manosaccharides)
NaOH + CuSO4
Benedict’s
result: brick red ppt
Test for carbohydrates (reducing sugars)
silver + ammonia
Tollen’s
result: silver mirror
test for carbohydrates (aldehyde)
picric acid
picric acid
result: mahogany red
Test for carbohydrates (reducing sugars)
Na K tartrate + K/Na OH + Bi
Nylander’s
result: brown
Test for carbohydrates (reducing sugars)
Phenylhydralazine
osazone/kowarsky
result: yellow ppt (ozone)
Test for carbohydrates (mannose)
resorcinol
seliwanoff’s
result: red
Test for carbohydrates (fructose/ketohexoses)
acetic acid, FeCl, H2SO4
keller-killiani
result: reddish brown
Test for deoxy sugars/cardiac glycosides
heat with alkali
moore’s
result: caramel
Test for carbohydrates (glucose)
nitric acid
mucic acid
result: insoluble ppt
Test for carbohydrates (galactose)
resorcinol + Fe
bial’s oranol test/ phloroglycinol test
result: blue green
Test for carbohydrates (pentose)
iodine test
Test for carbohydrates (starch)
cupric acetate + acetic acid
barfoed’s test
result: reddish precipitate
Test for carbohydrates (reducing monosaccharides)