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Which of the following reagents or process are suitable to distinguish MeOH & EtOH ?

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`NAOI`

anhydrous `ZnCl_(2)+conc.HCl`
Victor Mayor's process

Solution :ETOH GIVES + ve test with NaOI (i.e. haloform) but not `CH_(3)OH`.
Only MeOH gives + ve test with SALICYLIC acid and form winter oil green.


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