Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Bial's reagent

Bial's reagent contains orcinol (5-methylresorcinol) in concentrated HCl with a small amount of FeCl3 catalyst. Pentoses are converted to furfural by this reagent, which form a bluegreen color with orcinol. This test is used to distinguish pentoses from hexoses

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