Why is acetic acid used as reagent? What would happen if you used HCl instead?

Q: Why an anhydride is less reactive than an acyl chloride?

A: The reactivity of acyl chloride and acid anhydride occurs due to the electrophilicity of carbonyl…

Q: please explain why phenol is not easily attacked by a positive reagent such as aniline?

A: Phenol and Aniline Phenol - The benzene rings has a OH group. Aniline - The benzene rings has a NH2…

Q: According to the resonance form, why is 2-nitrobenzoic acid stronger than benzoic acid?

A: A compound is composed of certain bonding between different atoms. The arrangement of atoms in a…

Q: Design a stepwise synthesis to convert cyclopentanone and 4-bromobutanal to hydroxyl aldehyde A.

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Q: The nitroprusside test is a test for the detection of methyl ketones. What are the reagents used for…

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Q: [Review Topics] [References] The compound shown below is the product of a Claisen condensation. Draw…

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Q: Why is pyridine added to the following reaction?

A: Pyridine is added to the reaction to catalyse the reaction by removing the HCl. The mechanism will…

Q: In the Michael reaction, an alpha-beta unsaturated aldehyde would be considered the _____________ in…

A: In the Michael reaction, an alpha-beta unsaturated aldehyde would be considered the _____________ in…

Q: 1. Explain why litmus paper is used in step 4. Why is blue litmus paper used rather than red litmus…

A: Litmus papers are used to detect whether the given solution is acidic or basic.

Q: OH of H2SO4 heat H2SO4 heat

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Q: a. Make and use a Grignard reagent in your synthetic scheme. Several steps HC=CH HO

A: A Grignard reagent or Grignard compound is a chemical compound with the generic formula R−Mg−X,…

Q: Design a synthesis for the compounds using the given starting material:

A: The base catalyzed condensation followed by dehydration between benzophenone and propanal is an…

Q: A Grignard reagent can be produced by combining an alkyl bromide or alkyl chloride with...

A: Given :-  alkyl bromide or alkyl chloride + ? → Grignard reagent  To identify :-  missing reactant

Q: Draw appropriate structure of Nonadecanedioic Acid

A: The structure of Nonadecanedioic Acid is given below.

Q: Why doesn't carboxylic acids react with Brady's reagent?

A: Brady’s reagent is 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and it is used to give qualitative analysis of…

Q: Choose one reaction that would react with oxybenzone to generate another product

A: OXybenzone is the chemical compound that is present in sunscreens. It is derived from benzophenone.…

Q: a. The nitroprusside test is a test for the detection of methyl ketones. What are the reagents used…

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Q: Place separately in clean test tubes five drops of acetone and acetaldehyde To both test tubes, add…

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Q: In Ferric Chloride test, upon adding ferric chloride,the solution turned violet True, this is…

A: Neutral FeCl3 test : it is used to confirm the presence of phenolic OH group present in the unknown…

Q: What are the possible reasons that caused the benzaldehyde to not react with the Schiff's reagent?

A: Benzaldehyde doesn't react with Schiffs reagent.

Q: Tests to differentiate the ff and why?   a.  Butyl bromide and tert-Butyl bromide

A: Butyl bromide is primary alkyl halide and tert-butylbromide is tertiary alkyl halide. Primary alkyl…

Q: Why is it necessary that Tollen’s reagent must be freshly prepared before use?

A: Tollen's reagent is colourless basic aqueous solution which contains Silver ions coordinated to…

Q: Analyze the IR spectrum of acetic acid.

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Q: Why KF reagent should be stored in dark or amber bottle and fully protected from light?

A: The Karl Fischer is a method to perform titration. It is a quantitative analysis method in which the…

Q: The product of saponification is called salt. Explain why.

A: Reverse esterification that is the hydrolysis of ester compound is called saponification reaction .…

Q: How much phenyl magnesium bromide (Grignard reagent) will be formed with bromobenzene starting…

A: Alkyl magnesium halide is known as a Grignard reagent. The general formula of the Grignard reagent…

Q: Give the significance of Chromic Acid test? 2. Give the significance of Lucas test? 3. Give the…

A: Chemical tests are so much useful to detect the presence anything that we want.  These tests are so…

Q: After reacting a Grignard reagent with carbon dioxide, what must you add in the next step to obtain…

A: In the reaction between Grignard reagent and carbon dioxide, the alkyl group of the Grignard reagent…

Q: NINHYDRIN TEST 1) What is the principle involved in the Ninhydrin test? What is its purpose? 2)…

A: 1) What is the principle involved in the Ninhydrin test? What is its purpose- answer - principle…

Q: Explain why the reduction of camphor with NaBH4 forms isoborneol and not borneol.

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Q: Fill in the reagents Fill in the reagents: OH An explanation if possible would be greatly…

A: Reagents are: 1. Ph-Mg-Br, H3O+ 2. MnO2 or PCC The reaction proceed via nucleophilic attack of…

Q: 2. Explain why phenols, including the B-naphthol, which is used in the current experiment, would be…

A: Why phenols are acidic it is to be explained. Acid is the one which can donate a proton and form…

Q: Name of Test Sample Reagent Result Sodium bisulfate a. Aldehyde b. Acetone

A: Test used for the detection of carbonyl compounds:

Q: Give the reagents and results/observation (ex. color) Test for aldehydes a. Schiff’s test b.…

A: I am providing solutions for first 3 as per the guidelines. Please post other parts separately on…

Q: What is the effect of fehlings solution on trehalose

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Q: Carboxylic acids are carbonyl containing compounds but can’t be identified using Brady’s reagent.…

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Q: Result obtained in the reaction between acetylene and ammoniacal cuprous chloride

A: Acetylene has a carbon-carbon triple bond and the carbon atom is sp hybridized. We know that the…

Q: What is Tollen’s reagent? Write one usefulness of this reagent.

A: Tollens reagent is a chemical reagent that can be used for detection of aldehydic functional group ,…

Q: 3. a. Describe how the ring test was performed (method). d. If the ring test came back positive, how…

A: The question is based on the qualitative detection of nitrates and identification of functional…

Q: can you use carboxylic acid for grignard reagent. why or why not?

A: on the reaction of the carboxylic acid with Grignard reagent, we see acid-base reaction instead of…

Q: Draw the reaction that would occur if water enters your reaction flask while you are trying to make…

A: Grignard reagent is the compound with formula RMgX where  X is a halogen and R is an alky or aryl…

Q: Why was the acetone the limiting reagent for this lab?  What would have likely happened if…

A: The question is based on the concept of Reaction Stoichiometry.   limiting reagent is the reagent…

Q: The nitroprusside test is used to detect methyl ketones. What reagents are used in the Nitroprusside…

A: Ketones can be defined as the organic compounds that contain carbonyl group attached to two carbon…