Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 221
Question: Methyl alcohol can be distinguished from ethyl alcohol using
[KCET 1984; BHU 2000]
Options:
A) Fehling solution
B) Schiff’s reagent
C) Sodium hydroxide and iodine
D) Phthalein fusion test
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ C_2H_5OH\underset{Iodoformtest}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{NaOH/I_2}}}CHI_3(yellowppt) $
$ CH_3OH\xrightarrow{NaOH/I_2}Noppt $
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