Why we don't use CuSO4 directly for detection of aldehyde,why we use Cu tartrates Complex???
1 Answer
Jul 18, 2018
I am guessing at your question....
Explanation:
But we take an aldehyde and its daughter carboxylic acid...and we can assign oxidation numbers...
And in the laboratory this is exploited as a spot test to differentiate between aldehydes and ketones...
With an aldehyde....blue
I think the tartrate ion is there to stabilize the cupric ion. Look up Fehling's solution.