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Naphthalene Solubility in NaOH

The document outlines a general scheme for identifying unknown organic compounds using various chemical tests. It lists compounds as either soluble or insoluble in water and acidic or neutral to litmus. A series of chemical tests are described to identify compounds, including reactions with sodium nitroprusside (violet or olive green color), resorcinol (deep red), beta-naphthol (no deep red), chloroform (confirmatory test), sodium bisulfite (yellow needles), borax (pink color decolorizes with glycerol), iodoform (yellow precipitate), and Schiff's reagent (magenta red color). The flowchart guides the user in determining an unknown based on results of the listed chemical tests

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Naphthalene Solubility in NaOH

The document outlines a general scheme for identifying unknown organic compounds using various chemical tests. It lists compounds as either soluble or insoluble in water and acidic or neutral to litmus. A series of chemical tests are described to identify compounds, including reactions with sodium nitroprusside (violet or olive green color), resorcinol (deep red), beta-naphthol (no deep red), chloroform (confirmatory test), sodium bisulfite (yellow needles), borax (pink color decolorizes with glycerol), iodoform (yellow precipitate), and Schiff's reagent (magenta red color). The flowchart guides the user in determining an unknown based on results of the listed chemical tests

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General Scheme

Condition
Liquid

Solid

Soluble in water
aqueous

FeCl3

Insoluble in water
(Unknown buff)

aqueous FeCl3

ethanolic FeCl3

Insoluble in water

soluble in water
and neutral to litmus
Sodium
10% NaOH nitro
prusside

Insoluble in water
(Unknown white)

Soluble in water
and acidic to litmus
Acetic Acid
Na2CO3

Violet
color

Olive green
Beta naphthol

Resorcinol

Effervescence
If violet colour If no violet colour
Salicylic acid
Naphthalene

HO
HO

Confirmatory
Chloroform
Test

Deep red
Acetone
O

HO

No deep red
Ethanol

Confirmatory
Chloroform
Test

Confirmatory
Formalin test

Confirmatory
yellow needles
test

Schiff's

OH
HO

HO

Confirmatory
Sodium
bisulphite test

Lighter heavier

Toluene pink
color
Benzaldehyde

HO
OH

HO

OH

Soluble in water
and viscous
Borax test, if
decolorization
Glycerol

Confirmatory
iodoform

Confirmatory
1- FeCl3 test (N.S)

Confirmatory
Sodium
bisulphite test

1 ml Nabisulphite
then throw in sink
1 ml Unknown
White PPT
CT
[Link]
CT 2 ml NaoH
1ml chloroform
put in boiling
water bath until
color appears

Red color

[Link]
2 ml Naoh
1 ml chloroform

blue fading to green

1 SP,Unknown
5 drops
Formaldehyde
5 drops H2So4
on wall
spots of
crimson
Red

1 ml ethanol
2 ml NaoH
7 drops I2

0.5 ml unknown
3 ml H2o
1 ml Ammonia
few drops Fecl3

warm gently
between hands

yellow PPt
Brownish red

1 ml borax
1 ml [Link]
pink color
will appear

then add
Glycrol
Pink color
dissapear

1 ml unknown
CT 1 ml Schiff's
shake

magenta Red

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