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how bendicts solution helps in detecting aldehyde or ketone?

how bendicts solution helps in detecting aldehyde or ketone?

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vishal ....
16 Points
14 years ago

hi,

aldehydes can be easily oxidised to corresponding acids even with mild oxidising agents,

hence they act as good reducing agents

when aldehydes are treated with benedicts solution,

a red ppt of cuprous oxide is obtained,

if no ppt is obtained then the compund will be a ketone as they cannot reduce benedicts solution or tollen's reagent

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