Timeline for Why don't certain aldehydes give a positive Fehling’s test?
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| S Nov 19 at 10:10 | history | suggested | jIvitesha | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 19 at 0:03 | comment | added | Mathew Mahindaratne | You may need to read Ref. 2. It clearly states that $\alpha$-hydroxy or $\alpha$-keto-aldehyde to give $\ce{Cu2O}$ precipitate. | |
| Nov 18 at 16:47 | comment | added | Adit Bansal | Thank you @Mathew Mahindaratne, but can we explain the case of acetaldehyde and crotonaldehyde (Category (2) aldehydes) not forming the ppt of cuprous oxide mechanism wise. | |
| Nov 17 at 13:04 | history | answered | Mathew Mahindaratne | CC BY-SA 4.0 |