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why does salicylic acid give a positive test with FeCl3
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Is Salicyclic acid an alcohol?
Salicylic acid is considered to be a phenolic (aromatic) acid. The -OH group in salicylic acid gives a few tests of alcohols also like esterification, reaction with Na, etc.
What would be seen if you analyze salicylic acid in FeCl3 test?
what would be seen if you analyzed salicylic acid in FeCl3?
What is the balanced equation for the reaction of salicyclic acid and sodium hydroxide?
HOC6H4COOH + NaOH = HOC6H4COONa + H2O
What is the chemical equation for the reaction of bismuth subsalicylate and hcl?
Bismuth Subsalicylate reacts with Hydrochloric acid to form Bismuth Oxychloride and Salicyclic acid C7H5BiO4 + HCL -------> BiOCl + C7H6O3
How do you distinguish between acetic acid and formic acid?
Formic acid gives positive result in both tollen's test and fehlings test. but acetic acid doesnot.
Is Salicyclic acid an alcohol?
Salicylic acid is considered to be a phenolic (aromatic) acid. The -OH group in salicylic acid gives a few tests of alcohols also like esterification, reaction with Na, etc.
Should aspirin test positive with 1 percent iron chloride solution?
not if it is a pure form of aspirin if itt test positive (turns purple) it is impure and still has salicyclic acid
What acids are contained in corn?
salicyclic acid lauric acid palmitic acid oleic acid stearic acid
What would be seen if you analyze salicylic acid in FeCl3 test?
what would be seen if you analyzed salicylic acid in FeCl3?
Chemical name of salicyclic acid?
O-hydroxy benzoic acid or 2-hydroxy benzoic acid.
2 Why does aspirin not give a positive ferric chloride test as salicylic acid does?
Because aspirin does not contain OH group like salicyclic acid so ferric chloride preferes to react with a compounds that have OH group.
What is the balanced equation for the reaction of salicyclic acid and sodium hydroxide?
HOC6H4COOH + NaOH = HOC6H4COONa + H2O
Do acetic acid gives positive Tollents test?
Yes they do so.
Why isn't hydrochloric acid used as a catalyst for aspirin synthesis?
Hcl cl- is a strong nucleophile capible of substituting the oH group of the salicyclic acid,, my best guess
What is the chemical equation for the reaction of bismuth subsalicylate and hcl?
Bismuth Subsalicylate reacts with Hydrochloric acid to form Bismuth Oxychloride and Salicyclic acid C7H5BiO4 + HCL -------> BiOCl + C7H6O3
How do you distinguish between acetic acid and formic acid?
Formic acid gives positive result in both tollen's test and fehlings test. but acetic acid doesnot.
Is tartaric acid gives tollen's test positive?
yes... it gives silver particle deposition at the bottom of test tube
