How will you distinguish between the folloWing pair of compounds: (i) Chloroform and carbon tetrachloride, (ii) Benzyl alcohol and chlorobenzene.

How will you distinguish between the folloWing pair of compounds: (i)

1.	How will you distinguish between the folloWing pair of compounds: (i) Chloroform and carbon tetrachloride, (ii) Benzyl alcohol and chlorobenzene.
Answer» SOLUTION :(i)On heating chloroform and carbon tetrachloride with aniline with ethanoic acid and POTASSIUM hydroxide SEPARATELY, chloroform forms a pungent smelling isocyanide compound but carbon tetrachloride does not form this compound. (ii) On adding sodium hydroxide and silver nitrate to both the COMPOUNDS. benzyl chloride forms a white precipitate but chlorobenzene does not form any white precipitate.