Alkanals can be differentiated from alkanones by reaction with?

Dave333

4 years ago

Alkanal(aldehyde)
Alkanone(ketones)
Name any one test to distinguish aldehyde from ketone.

Tollens ' test is a qualitative laboratory test used to distinguish between an aldehyde and a ketone, also known as a silver-mirror test.

ezuks

1 year ago

i feel its meant to be a ,cause tollens reagent and fehlings reagent are meant for testing alkanals and alkanones, but 2,4 diphenylhydrazine is a differentiating test

xxxsurgery

7 years ago

A is correct because we can use the brady's reagent (2,4 dinophenylhydrazine) solution to test for alkanal. WHICH a yellow -orange ppt is observed wheareas alkanoNe can not do so