Functional group analysis Flashcards
1
Q
Test for [C=C] alkenes
A
add bromine water
goes from orange to colourless
2
Q
Test for [XC] haloalkanes
A
add silver nitrate [AgNO3] and nitric acid [HNO3] place in 50'C water bath chloroalkane - white precipitate bromoalkane - cream precipitate iodoalkane - yellow precipitate
3
Q
Test for [C=O] carbonyl
A
add 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (2,4-DNP)
orange precipitate forms
4
Q
Test for [RC=OH] aldehyde
A
add Tollen’s reagent and warm
silver mirror forms
5
Q
Test for primary and secondary alcohols and aldehydes
A
add acidified potassium achromatic (VI)
warm in water bath
colour change form orange to green
6
Q
Test for carboxylic acid
A
add aqueous sodium carbonate
effervescence