Observations Flashcards
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1
Q
Addition of Fehlings or Benedict’s soloution
Blue → red
Cloride
A
ALDEHYDES
2
Q
Permanganate Mno4-/H+
Purple soloution → colourless
A
Primary, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, and alkenes
3
Q
Br2
Orange → colourless
A
alkenes
4
Q
Cr2O72-/H+
orange → green
A
primary alcohol, secondary alcohol, aldehyde
5
Q
Litmus paper
A
Carboxylic acid, acyl chloride, amine
6
Q
+ + H2O
A
acyl chloride reacts VIOLENTLY
(test gas) HCl
7
Q
heat with NaOH
A
NH3 - test with red litmus paper
8
Q
What cannot be identified at this level?
A
Esters, alkanes, and haloalkanes
