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Carbonyl Compounds and Carboxylic Acids — Chemistry STD 12 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12ChemistryCarbonyl Compounds and Carboxylic Acids3 Marks
Question
How will you distinguish between methanol and ethanol?
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Answer

By Iodoform test:
Ethanol having α – methyl group will give yellow ppt of iodoform whereas methanol, which do not have α – methyl group, will not give ppt. of iodoform.

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