What is the important of molish test?

Answer 1

 Molisch's Test has been named after the Austrian botanist Hans Molisch, it  is a sensitive chemical test, for the presence of carbohydrates, based on the dehydration of the carbohydrate by sulfuric acid to produce an aldehyde. importance of this test is to check the presence of  carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid

Answer 2

the important of molisch is for recognition carbohydrates . this test is a quality test .Molisch's Test (named after Austrian botanist Hans Molisch) is a sensitive chemical test for the presence of carbohydrates, based on the dehydration of the carbohydrate by sulfuric acid to produce an aldehyde, which condenses with two molecules of phenol (usually α-naphthol, though other phenols (e.g. resorcinol, thymol) also give colored products) resulting in a red- or purple-colored compound.