EXPERIMENT 14

Aim: To identify the functional group in the given organic compound.

Materials Required: pH paper, NaHCO3, dropper, test tube.
Procedure:

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

Preliminary test: Red colour was observed.
Compound + pH paper -COOH group may be
present.

Confirmatory test: Brisk effervescence was

Compound + NaHCO3 observed due to evolution -COOH group confirmed.
of CO2.

Result: The given organic compound contains the -COOH functional group.
 EXPERIMENT 15
Aim: To identify the functional group in the given organic compound.
Materials Required: pH paper, ceric ammonium nitrate solution, dropper, test tube.
Procedure:

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

Preliminary test:
a. Compound + pH paper No significant colour was -OH group may be present.
observed.

b. Compound + NaHCO3 No brisk effervescence was -OH group may be present.

observed due to evolution
of CO2.

Confirmatory test:
Compound + ceric Wine red colour was -OH group confirmed.
ammonium nitrate solution observed.

Result: The given organic compound contains the -OH functional group.
 EXPERIMENT 16
Aim: To identify the functional group in the given organic compound.
Materials Required: pH paper, neutral FeCl3, dropper, test tube.
Procedure:

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

Preliminary test:
a. Compound + pH paper Significant colour change Phenolic -OH group may be
was observed. present.

b. Compound + NaHCO3 No brisk effervescence was

observed due to evolution Phenolic -OH group may be
of CO2. present.

Confirmatory test:
Compound + neutral FeCl3 Voilet colour was observed. Phenolic -OH group
solution. confirmed.

Result: The given organic compound contains the phenolic -OH functional group.
 EXPERIMENT 17
Aim: To identify the functional group in the given organic compound.
Materials Required: pH paper, NaOH, Iodine solution dropper, test tube.
Procedure:

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

1.Compound + few drops of Formation of yellow ppt. of Acetone confirmed.
NaOH + iodine solution. iodoform.
Solution was kept in water
bath and heated.

2. Compound + Tollen’s No silver mirror formed Aldehyde group is absent

reagent + heat

3. Compound + 1 ml of
No brick red ppt. formed Aldehyde group is absent.
Fehling solution ‘A’ and ‘B’.
Boil for two minutes.

Result: The given organic compound contains the ketone functional group.

REACTIONS INVOLVED:
Tollen’s Test-
RCOR + 2[ Ag(NH3)2] + 3OH- → NO SILVER MIRROR
Fehling’s Test-
RCOR’ + Cu2+ + 5OH- → NO BRICK RED COLOUR
 EXPERIMENT 18
Aim: To identify the functional group in the given organic compound.
Materials Required: pH paper, Tollen’s reagent, dropper, test tube.
Procedure:

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

Compound was dissolved in Formation of silver mirror in -CHO group confirmed.
water + 5ml of Tollen’s the test tube.
reagent.
Solution was kept in water
bath and heated.

Result: The given organic compound contains the -CHO functional group.
REACTIONS INVOLVED:
RCHO + 2[ Ag(NH3)2] + 3OH- → RCOO- + 2Ag + 2 H2O + 4NH3
silver mirror