Tests for Functional Groups

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Alkenes
Alkenes decolourise bromine water.
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Haloalkanes
Silver nitrate - chloroalkanes form a white precipitate, bromoalkanes cream precipitate, iodoalkanes pale yellow.
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Phenols
Sodium hydroxide will dissolved in phenols and the solution will not effervesce on addition of a carbonate.
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Carboxylic acids
Effervescence with sodium carbonate - the gas is CO2 which will turn limewater cloudy.
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Carbonyl groups (aldehydes and ketones)
Forms an orange precipitate with 2,4-DNPH
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Aldehydes
Forms a silver mirror with Tollens' reagent - sodium hydroxide solution and dilute ammonia solution in a hot water bath.
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Primary and secondary alcohols
Solution turns from orange to green with acidified potassium dicromate.
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Card 2

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Haloalkanes

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Silver nitrate - chloroalkanes form a white precipitate, bromoalkanes cream precipitate, iodoalkanes pale yellow.

Card 3

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Phenols

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Card 4

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Carboxylic acids

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Card 5

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Carbonyl groups (aldehydes and ketones)

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