PHENOL

AIM : TO DETECT THE FUNCTIONAL GROUP PRESENT IN THE GIVEN

ORGANIC SAMPLE NO ----------
PHYSICAL OBSERVATION : -
PHYSICAL STATE : CRYSTALLINE SOLID
COLOUR: COLOURLESS
ODOUR: TYPICAL PHENOL ODOUR
SOLUBILITY: SPARINGLY SOLUBLE IN WATER

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

Blue litmus solution was Blue litmus turn to red. Acidic character exhibited.
added to the organic
compound
Small amount of NaHCO3 No specific observation. carboxylic group absent.
solution was added to the
organic compound.
Confirmatory test.

Small amount of given A deep blue coloured

organic compound was complex was formed.
heated with. Concentrated Which turned red on
sulfuric acid and sodium dilution.
nitrite.
Deep blue coloured sodium
Small amount of NaOH was salt was formed. PHENOLIC group
added to the contents of confirmed.
the above experiment.
Small amount of freshly Bluish Violet coloured
prepared ferric chloride complex was formed. PHENOLIC group
solution was to the aqueous confirmed.
solution of given organic
compound.

REACTIONS INVOLVED
6C6H5OH + FeCl3 → [Fe(C6H5O)6 ] 3– + 3HCl + 3H+

Violet complex
RESULT : THE GIVEN THE GIVEN ORGANIC SAMPLE NO ----------CONTAINS PHENOLIC group