Organic compound Flashcards
What is the colour and smell of aldehyde?
Colourless Liquid and bitter almond smell
What is the colour and smell of Phenol?
Light Brown Liquid and carbolic smell
What is the colour and smell of aromatic carboxylic?
colourless solid and no characteristic smell
What is the colour and smell of aliphatic carboxylic acid?
colourless liquid and vinegar like smell
What is the colour and smell of amine?
Dark brown liquid and fishy smell
Blue changes to red litmus
1)saturated and aromatic phenol
2)aromatic and saturated carboxylic acid
3)aliphatic and saturated carboxylic acid
Red changes to blue litmus
aromatic and unsaturated amine
No change to red or blue litmus
saturated and aromatic aldehyde
Slow decolourisation
for test for saturation/unsaturation.
saturated and aromatic aldehyde
Test for aromaticity
Burns with smoky flame- Aromatic compound.
Burns with non-smoky flame- Aliphatic compound.
Test for identification of carboxylic acid
Test with sodium bicarbonate solution
Test for the identification of amines
Test with dil. HCl
Test for the identification of phenols
Test with neutral FeCl3
Test for the identification of carbonyl group
Test with 2,4-DNP
Confirmatory test for carbonyl compounds
- Schiff’s test
2.Tollen’s test