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Determination of aldehydes and ketones
• Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride (NH2OH·HCl) is added to the aldehyde
or ketone sample. They react together giving an oxime product and an
equivalent amount of HCl.
• The produced HCl can then be titrated with
standard NaOH using methyl orange as indicator.
Aldehyde Oxime
or ketone
