Question

Ankit has been given four organic compounds: a primary amine, a secondary amine, a secondary alcohol and a tertiary alcohol. Which of the following can Ankit use to identify all the compounds? 

(a) Tollen’s reagent and bromine water 

(b) 2,4 DNP and Lucas reagent 

(c) Hinsberg's reagent and Lucas reagent 

(d) Sodium metal and Hinsberg’s reagent

Answer 1

(c) Hinsberg's reagent and Lucas reagent  

Hinsberg reagent helps in identifying primary, secondary and tertiary amines and Lucas reagent helps in identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.