Expt. No.

Identification of Organic Compounds

Objective: To identify organic compound. Name: Dindin, Shela Mae M.

Compound: Hexane Date: October 04, 2017

Unknown No. 2

1. Physical Examination
a. Physical State Liquid
b. Color Colorless
c. Odor strong and pungent odor
d. Ignition Test Flammable

2. Physical Constants
Observed From Literature
Melting Point, °C 66-68°C 68°C

3. Elemental Analysis
Elements Results
H +
C +
O -
N -
S -
Halogens -
 4. Solubility Tests
Solvents

H2O Ether NaOH NaHCO3 HCl H2SO4 H3PO4

Results - - - - - -

Inference: Compound belongs to inert class.

5. Chemical Tests for Functional Groups

Functional Reagent Result Inference

Group
Alcohol + lucas reagent No insoluble layer Maybe not a
formed tertiary alcohol
+ 5% K2Cr2O4 + 5%H2SO4, Δ No green color of Maybe not a
Boiling water bath solution formed primary or a
secondary alcohol
Phenol +1% FeCl2 No purple color Maybe not a
solution phenol
Carbonyl Group + 2,4-dinitrophenyhydrazine No orange precipitate, Maybe not a
reagent No medical smell Carbonyl
Aldehyde + tollen’s reagent No silver mirror Maybe not an
formed aldehyde
Ketone + iodine in KI sol’n,+ 10% No yellow precipitate Maybe not a
NaOH,WarmBath ketone
Carboxylic Acid + n-propyl alcohol + H2SO4 No formation of Maybe not a
Pleasant Odor carboxylic acid
Ester 95% Ethyl alcohol + HCl + 5% No yellow Color Maybe noy an
FeCl3 solution formed ester
+ ethyl acetate w/ 0.5 No purple Color Maybe not an
hydroxylamine hydrochloride in solution formed ester
95% alcohol, + 6N NaOH, Δ
boiling H2O bath, Cool+ 1N HCl +
5% FeCl3
Amide + 10% NaOH, Δ boiling H2O Red litmus paper did Maybe not an
not turned blue Amide
Amine 0.1% Ninhydrin solution No purple color Maybe not an
solution Amine

Functional groups indicated by these tests: no positive results observed among all functional
groups.