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Give chemical tests to distinguish between compounds in each of the following pairs : (i) Phenol and Benzyl alcohol. (ii) Butan-2-ol and 2 - methylpropane -2- ol

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Solution :(i) Phenol gives a violet COLOURED complex with aqueous `FeCl_(3)` while benzyl alcohol does not.
(ii) Butan -2- OL `(CH_(3)-UNDERSET(OH)underset("|")"CH"CH_(2)CH_(3))` gives Iodoform TEST (yellow ppt.) with `I_(2)` and `NaOH` whereas
`"2 - methylpropan -2- ol, "CH_(3)-overset(OH)overset("|")underset(CH_(3))underset("|")"C "-CH_(3)`, does not.


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