Molisch’s Test
The Molisch test is a chemical analysis method utilized for identifying the presence of carbohydrates (monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides) and glycoproteins in a given sample. This test is useful in …
Aldehydes Ketones Carboxylic Acids
Collin’s Reagent
Collin’s reagent, which consists of dipyridine-complex chromium(VI) oxide in dichloromethane, is utilized to specifically transform primary alcohols into aldehydes through oxidation. It can accommodate various functional groups present in the …
Schiff Reagent
Schiff reagent(C19H21N3S2O7.4H2O) is a compound that results from the reaction between sodium bisulfite and fuchsin(C20H19N3.HCl), a magenta-coloured dye. It is commonly used as a chemical test to identify the presence …
Aldol Condensation Reaction
The Aldol condensation reaction is a well-known organic reaction that involves the synthesis of β-hydroxy carbonyl compounds from aldehydes or ketones. This reaction was first discovered by French chemist Charles-Adolphe …
Perkin Reaction
The Perkin Reaction involves the synthesis of -unsaturated acids. It is an aldol type condensation reaction between an aromatic aldehyde (Ar-CHO) and a carboxylic acid anhydride (RCO)2O catalyzed by a …
Tollens Reagent
Tollens Reagent is a chemical compound used for distinguishing between aldehydes and ketone functional groups along with some alpha-hydroxy ketones. This compound has the chemical formula Ag(NH3)2OH. More About Tollens …
Gattermann Koch Reaction
Gattermann Koch Reaction involves formylation (addition of Aldehyde group) of an aromatic compound with the help of formyl chloride (produced by Carbon Monoxide and HCl) and Lewis Catalysts. The reaction …
Cannizzaro Reaction
Cannizzaro Reaction is a chemical reaction that involves the base-induced disproportionation of two molecules of a non-enolizable aldehyde to give primary alcohol and carboxylic acid. History This reaction was first …
Clemmensen Reduction
The Clemmensen reduction is a chemical reaction that allows the reduction of ketones to alkanes using zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid. This reaction is named after Danish chemist, Erik …
Fischer Esterification
Fischer Esterification is the mechanism of refluxing a carboxylic acid and an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to produce an ester. It is also known as Fischer-Speier …