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Give any chemical test to distinguish between the following pair of compounds : acetine and phenol.

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When acetone is heated with iodine solution and aqueous NaOH in a water bath, yellow crystal of iodoform are obtained having a characteristic odour.
`{:(CH_3COCH_3+3I_2 + 4NaOH to CHI_3 darr),("Acetone " " Iodoform"),(+CH_3COONa+ 3NaI + 3H_2O):}`
Phenol does not give this test.
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