AIM – Test and identify the functional gropu in a given organic compound.

Physicla state – Liquid

Colour – Colourless

Odour – Pungent smell

Solubility in water – Soluble in water

S.No.

Experiment

Observations

Inference

1

Nature of the compound – Put a drop of loquid or water solution on moist blue and red litmus paper

No Reaction

Organic compound is neutral

2

Burning Test : Take some organic compount on copper wire and bring it in to flame

The compound bruns with non-sooty blue flame

Compound is aliphatic

3

Detection of element–

Lassaigne solution + NaOH + freshly prepared FeSO4 solution

Green ppt

 
 

Add few drops of dil H2SO4

Solution does not turns green or blue

N absent

4

Test for Functional group

Organic compound + 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazine

Yellow ppt is formed

Carbonyl gropu present

5

Organic compound +Tollen’s reagent + heat

Silver mirror is formed

-CHO group present

6

Equal amount of Fehling’s solution A and B + organic compound + heat

Red ppt is formed

-CHO group present

7

Organic compound +Sodium nitropruside

No red solution formed

Ketonic group absent

Result- Aldehyde group (-CHO) is present in the given organic compound.

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