is there a chemical test to identify a tertiary alcohol?

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is there a chemical test to identify a tertiary alcohol?

2007-05-01 10:18:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Esterification: add glacial ethanoic acid, and warm with a bit of concentrated H2SO4.

A sweet smell confirms an ester.

The tertiary nature of the alcohol could be confirmed by the fact that it will not react with acidified potassium dichromate(VI) solution.

2007-05-04 06:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

did you not listen in chemistry lecture? it was taught

2016-05-18 02:51:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋