Question

Amongst the following compounds the total number of compounds which gives coloured test with both ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) and neutral $FeCl _{3}$ solution.
(I) Phenol
(II) Benzyl alcohol
(III) Benzaldehyde
(IV) Aniline


(VIII) $PhCH _{2} CH ( OH ) CH _{3}$
(IX) Urea
(X) Thiourea

Answer 1

Alcohols give $CAN$ tes while phenol gives $FeCl _{3}$ test. So compounds containing both groups will both coloured test. So the answer is : $V, VI$, and $VII$.