[cuongt]

cinnamaldehyde and cinnamol can be distinguished by odour and chemical means describe a chemical test to distinguish between them.
wat i dont understand is what test can be used to determine them

[Mitch]

Can you post the chemical structures?

[Will]

cuongt, are you aware of the test with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine?

[Dan]

Wikipedia is your friend:


"Another oxidation reaction is the silver mirror test. In this test, an aldehyde is treated with Tollens' reagent, which is prepared by adding a drop of sodium hydroxide solution into silver nitrate solution to give a precipitate of silver(I) oxide, and then adding just enough dilute ammonia solution to redissolve the precipitate in aqueous ammonia to produce [Ag(NH3)2]+ complex. This reagent will convert aldehydes to carboxylic acids without attacking carbon-carbon double-bonds. The name silver mirror test arises because this reaction will produce a precipitate of silver whose presence can be used to test for the presence of an aldehyde."

[cuongt]

thanks will for da pic and no im not aware of that test will and thanx dan   . is there sum way to test the alcohol instead of testing the aldehyde jst wondering