Chemistry > Practical Organic Chemistry > 1.0 Detection of Elements in Organic Compound

  Practical Organic Chemistry
    1.0 Detection of Elements in Organic Compound
    2.0 Summary of Solubilitiy Behaviour
    3.0 Detection of Functional Group
    4.0 Methods of Separation of Mono-functional Organic Compounds from Binary Mixtures
    5.0 Separation based on Differences in the volatilities of the component in aqueous solution
    6.0 Determination of Empirical Formula and Molecular Formula
    7.0 Solved Example (Subjective)

1.5 Detection of Halogens

Lassaigne test: The extract is boiled with. $HN{O_3}$ to expel nitrogen and sulphur, because $NaCN$ and $N{a_2}S$ react with $AgN{O_3}$ to give white and black precipitates, respectively. \[NaCN\; + \;AgN{O_3}\xrightarrow{{}}\;AgCN \downarrow \; + \;NaN{O_3}\]\[N{a_2}S\; + \;2AgN{O_3}\xrightarrow{{}}\;A{g_2}S \downarrow \; + \;2NaN{O_3}\]


Boiling with conc.$HN{O_3}$ evolves $HCN$ and ${H_2}S$ as volatile gases.\[NaCN\; + \;\mathop {HN{O_3}}\limits_{(Conc.)} \;\xrightarrow{\Delta }\;NaN{O_3} + HCN \uparrow \]\[N{a_2}S\; + \;\mathop {2HN{O_3}}\limits_{(Conc.)} \xrightarrow{\Delta }\;2NaN{O_3} + {H_2}S \uparrow \]

Now add $AgN{O_3}$ solution.

(i) Formation of a curdy white precipitate which is soluble in $N{H_4}OH$ solution shows the presence of chlorine.\[NaCl\; + \;AgN{O_3}\xrightarrow{{}}\mathop {AgCl}\limits_{(White)} \downarrow \; + \;NaN{O_3}\]

(ii) Formation of a light yellow ppt, which is sparingly soluble in $N{H_4}OH$ shows the presence of iodine.\[NaI\; + \;AgN{O_3}\xrightarrow{{}}\mathop {AgBr}\limits_{(Light\;yellow)} \downarrow \; + \;NaN{O_3}\]

(iii) Formation of a lemon yellow ppt. insoluble in $N{H_4}OH$ shows the presence of iodine.\[NaI + \;AgN{O_3}\;\xrightarrow{{}}\;\mathop {AgI \downarrow }\limits_{(Lemon\;yellow)} \; + \;NaN{O_3}\]

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