Tollen’s Test

Tollen's test

Tollen's Reagent

Ammoniacal solution of Silver nitrate is known as Tollen’s reagent.

Tollen's reaction

Tollen’s reagent upon reaction with aldehyde gives a silver mirror. Hence, this reaction is also known as silver mirror test. Tollen's test can be illustrated by the following reaction.

This test is used to determine whether a compound is an aldehyde or not.