BUT AN ALDEHYDE DOESN'T ANSWER IODOFORM RIGHT??
6 Answers
ДвҥїÑuÏ now in medical c
·2009-02-16 23:17:16
Ethanol will be oxidized to the aldehyde[with a methyl group next to the carbonyl group]thus giving a positive test for the iodoform reaction, even though it doesn't form iodoform directly
ДвҥїÑuÏ now in medical c
·2009-02-16 23:21:21
for iodoform test a methyl group must be there next to the carbonyl group....nothing else matters
Lokesh Verma
·2009-02-17 00:14:00
check the mechanism on wikipedia for better understanding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloform_reaction