Methyl acetate and ethyl acetate can be distinguished by

Question

Methyl acetate and ethyl acetate can be distinguished by (A) hot alkaline KMnO4 (B) neutral FeCl3 (C) iodoform test (D) none of the above

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Iodoform test is carried out in hot alkaline medium. Under these conditions the esters will hydrolyse to give corresponding alcohols. Now ethyl alcohol will respond to iodoform test to give yellow ppt. of iodoform while methanol will give no iodoform.

Q. Methyl acetate and ethyl acetate can be distinguished by

hot alkaline $K M n O_{4}$

neutral $F e C l_{3}$

iodoform test

none of the above

Iodoform test is carried out in hot alkaline medium. Under these conditions the esters will hydrolyse to give corresponding alcohols. Now ethyl alcohol will respond to iodoform test to give yellow ppt. of iodoform while methanol will give no iodoform.

Q. Methyl acetate and ethyl acetate can be distinguished by

hot alkaline KMnO4​

neutral FeCl3​

iodoform test

none of the above

Iodoform test is carried out in hot alkaline medium. Under these conditions the esters will hydrolyse to give corresponding alcohols. Now ethyl alcohol will respond to iodoform test to give yellow ppt. of iodoform while methanol will give no iodoform.

hot alkaline $K M n O_{4}$

neutral $F e C l_{3}$