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Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids

Question
CBSEENCH12008637

Give simple tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:
Benzaldehyde and Acetophenone.

Solution
Benzaldehyde and Acetophenone: Acetophenone, on treatment with I2 and NaOH gives yellow ppt. of iodoform while benzaldehyde does not give this test.

straight C subscript 6 straight H subscript 5 COCH subscript 3 space plus space 3 NaOI space rightwards arrow space space straight C subscript 6 straight H subscript 5 COONa space plus space CHI with Iodoform with left parenthesis yellow space ppt. right parenthesis below below space plus space 2 NaOH
straight C subscript 6 straight H subscript 5 CHO space plus space 3 NaOI space rightwards arrow No space reaction space