Why does cyclohexanol mixed with (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 cause a red color but cyclohexene mixed with (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 cause an orange color?
Cyclohexanol is an alcohol containing –OH functional group while cyclohexene is an alkene .
The presence of -OH group can be determined by ammonium cerium nitrate,
(NH4)2Ce(NO3)6. When Cyclohexanol mixed with (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 cause a red color due to formation of a red complex of alcohol + reagent.
(NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 (yellow) + R-OH (colorless) → [alcohol + reagent] (Red)
The color of Ceric ammonium nitrate orange.
When cyclohexene mixed with (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 cause an orange color because there is no reaction the orange is the color of Ceric ammonium nitrate it self only.
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