Lucas' reagent
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lucas-reagent-176-10007174
title:
Lucas' reagent
text:
"Lucas' reagent" is a solution of anhydrous zinc chloride in concentrated hydrochloric acid. This solution is used to classify alcohols of low molecular weight. The reaction is a substitution in which the chloride replaces a hydroxyl group. A positive test is indicated by a change from clear and colourless to turbid, signalling formation of a chloroalkane. Also, the best results for this test are observed in tertiary alcohols, as they form the respective alkyl halides fastest due to higher stabi
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Chemical reagent used to differentiate 1°, 2°, 3° Alcohols
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas%27_reagent
date created:
2005-04-20T03:09:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T19:37:32Z
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