Exams › JEE Main › Chemistry

Ceric ammonium nitrate and CHCl3/alc. KOH are used for the identification of functional groups present in ____ and ____, respectively.

1. Alcohol, phenol
2. Amine, alcohol
3. Alcohol, amine
4. Amine, phenol

Correct answer: Alcohol, amine

Solution

Ceric ammonium nitrate gives a red color with alcohols, confirming the -OH group. CHCl3 with alcoholic KOH is the carbylamine (isocyanide) test, specific for primary amines. So the groups identified are alcohol and amine, respectively.

Related JEE Main Chemistry questions

• Why is ortho-nitrophenol less soluble in water than the meta- and para-nitrophenol isomers?
• Which of the following structures represents vinylcarbinol?
• Which of the following is NOT a starting material used for the preparation of iodoform?
• Iodoform is formed from all of the following except:
• Which reagent can convert CH3CH2OH into CH3CHO?
• Which reagent can be reacted with phenylmagnesium bromide to obtain 2-phenylethanol?

⚔️ Practice JEE Main Chemistry free + battle 1v1 →