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Stain for secondary alcohols???
« on: September 11, 2006, 12:40:24 PM »
If ome one know the stain for TLC for sec. alcohol. MY compound is not visible under UV and i m looking for some stain or spray for detection of my compound on TLC plate.
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Re: Stain for secondary alcohols???
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2006, 01:07:15 PM »
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Re: Stain for secondary alcohols???
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2006, 02:05:30 PM »
Nice list there!

I would start with p-anisaldehyde (the first one, my personal favorite stain) and if that doesn't work, go for CAM or KMnO4.  I've had luck staining alcohols with PMA as well, although it doesn't give you the color differences that anisaldehyde does.
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Re: Stain for secondary alcohols???
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2006, 05:20:19 AM »
THANK U GUYS; U SOLVED MY PROBLEM
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Awais Anwar
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