Chemistry Of Cooking Flashcards
1
Q
Oxidising agents to distinguish aldehydes from ketones
A
Acidified Potassium dichromate
Fehlings Solution
Tollens Reagant
2
Q
Acidified potassium dichromate
A
Orange-green
3
Q
Fehlings solution
A
Blue- red/brown
4
Q
Tollens Reagant
A
Colourless- silver mirror precipitate
5
Q
What aldehydes oxidise to
A
Carboxylate Acids