Fehling's solution
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reagent used for analysis of solution
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- Classification
- Colorimetric method
- Analytes
- Monosaccharides
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- Named after
- Hermann von Fehling
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Encyclopedic overview
In organic chemistry, Fehling's solution (/'feɪlɪŋ/, FAY-ling) is a chemical reagent used to differentiate between water-soluble carbohydrate and ketone ( >C=O) functional groups, and as a test for reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars, supplementary to the Tollens' reagent test. The test was developed by German chemist Hermann von Fehling in 1849.
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