Tests of Alcohols
Tests of Alcohols: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Methods to Distinguish Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Alcohols, Lucas Test, Victor Meyer's Test, Some Other Tests of Alcohols, and Iodoform Test.
Important Questions on Tests of Alcohols
The chemical tests used to distinguish between compounds in the following pairs of substances are
() Ethanal and propanal
() Benzoic acid and ethyl benzoate

Among the following the one that gives positive iodoform test depend upon reaction with and NaOH is –

Compound that will give yellow precipitate with sodium hypoiodite is

Which of the following method may be used to distinguish between primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols?

Lucas test is used for the determination of

Which of the following reacts fastest with a mixture of anhydrous and concentrated ?

Match the following
Column | Column | ||
(A) | Lucas reagent | (I) | |
(B) | Clemmensen reagent | (II) | |
(C) | Tollens'reagent | (III) | Anhydrous conc. |
(D) | Stephen reaction | (IV) | conc. |
(V) |

(Keto ester) (A) and (B) are:

By which of the following tests, and alcohols can be distinguished?

Select the incorrect statements from the following:

Select the incorrect order

When Lucas reagent is made to react with an alcohol, which among the following will react the fastest and with which mechanism?

Cloudiness that appear during Lucas test of alcohols is due to the formation of:

Which test will be negative for acetaldehyde?

What is in the following reaction?
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Which of the following on reactions with nitrous acid, followed by treatment with produces a blue coluration?

The compound which reacts fastest with Lucas reagent at room temperature is

The alcohol that reacts faster with Lucas reagent is

Which of the following compounds reacts immediately with Lucas reagent?
