The chemical, which is also known as
Brady's reagent, is a chemical used to identify whether unknown compounds contain carbonyl compounds.
Sodium hydroxide, acetic acid, methanol, 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (Brady's reagent, DNP), potassium iodide, ethyl acetate, hydrochloric acid, acetic anhydride, glacial acetic acid, perchloric acid, potassium hydrogen phthalate and Oracet blue indicator, Dragendorff's reagent and vanillin/sulphuric acid reagent were obtained from the Chemical Store of the Departments of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST, Ghana.
The solution was filtered and a few drops of 2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazine solution (Brady's reagent) was added and shaken.
