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Q 12.13     Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:.

         (ii)     Acetophenone and Benzophenone  

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Acetophenone gives a positive iodoform test; it reacts with NaOI to give a yellow ppt, but benzophenone does not give this test.

C_{6}H_{5}COCH_{3}+NaOI\rightarrow C_{6}H_{5}COONa+CHI_{3}+NaOH

benzophenone + NaOI\rightarrow no yellow ppt.

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