Question
Give simple tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:
Acetophenone and Benzophenone
Solution
Acetophenone and Benzophenone: Aceto-phenone and benzophenone can be distinguished by iodoform test. Acetophenone, on treatment with I2 and NaOH gives yellow ppt. of iodoform while benzophenone does not give this test.

