Identify the functional group Carboxylic acid group (-COOH)

Identify the functional group Carboxylic acid group (-COOH)

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

Physicla state – solid

Colour – white

Odour – No 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 litmus paper

Litmus paper truns red

Organic compound is acidic in nature

-COOH or Ar-OH may be

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

Aqueous solution of compound + NaHCO3

Brisk effevescence colourless odourless gas evolved

-COOH present

Ar-OH absent

5

Ester test : Organic compound + 2-3 drop dil. H2SO4 + C2H5OH + heat

Fruity smell evolved

-COOH present

Result- Carboxylic acid group (-COOH) is present in the given organic compound.

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