TS EAMCET 9-Sep-2020 Shift 1 Solved Paper

Iodoform test It is used to check the presence of carbonyl compounds with the structure of R−CO−CH3 or alcohols with the structure RC−

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H−CH3 in a given unknown substance.
The reaction of iodine, a base and a methyl ketone gives a yellow precipitate along with an antiseptic smell.