LAB MOD 7 Flashcards
common name of methanal
Formaldehyde
Common name of ethanal
Acetaldehyde
common name of butanal
Butyraldehyde
the only compound that is immiscible in water
Butanal
common name of butanone
Methyl ethyl ketone
color observed in methanal (schiff’s test)
purple
is a pungent smelling colorless gas that polymerises spontaneously into paraformaldehyde.
Formaldehyde; methanal
one of the most important aldehydes, occuring widely in nature. chem formula of CH3CHO, sometimes abbreviated by chemist as MeCHO Me=methyl
Acetaldehyde,; ethanal
colorless flammable liquid with an unpleasant smell
Butyraldehyde; butanal
flas point and BP of butyraldehyde:
FP: 20 F (-6.66667 C)
BP: 75.5 F (24.16667 C)
colorless liquid ketone has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of acetone.
Methyl Ethyl Ketone; Butanone
FP and BP of butanone
FP: 20 F (-6.66667 C)
BP: 6.71 lbs/gal
color observed in ethanal in schiff’s test
Magenta
butanone after sodium nitroprusside
orange, blood red,
color of butanone after adding glacial acetic acid
wine red, dark red