The standard go-to solution is ferric chloride. It isn’t too tricky to use, but it does work better hot and with aeration, although neither are absolutely necessary. However, it does tend to ...

In this experiment you synthesized an iron complex from the reaction of ferric chloride (FeCl 3) with potassium oxalate (K 2 C 2 O 4). This reaction is shown below. In this reaction the ferric ion (Fe ...

Compounds with a phenol group will form a blue, violet, purple, green, or red-brown color upon addition of aqueous ferric chloride. This reaction can be used as a test for phenol groups. Mix several ...