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Aldehydes and keytones contain what group?
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Carbonyl group
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What agent is used in acidic conditions to oxidise an aldehyde?
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Acidified Dichromate
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What agent is used in alkaline conditions to oxidise an aldehyde?
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Ammonical silver nitrate (Tollens reagent)
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Equations for Acidfied dichromate with aldehyde?
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RCHO ==> RCOOH
Cr2O7^2- ==> Cr3+ |
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Equations for Ammonical silver nitrate with aldehyde?
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Ionastion of ammonia
NH3 + H2O ==> NH4+ + OH- Oxidation of Aldehyde RCHO ==> RCOO Reduction of Silver Ion Ag(NH3)2+ ==> Ag |
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What is glucose?
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Polyhydroxy-aldehyde
Also a reducing sugar (Tollens reaction Mirror) |
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Apparatus used to oxidies aldehydes?
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Distillation apparatus.
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