Product Description
Tollens reagent is a chemical solution primarily used to detect the presence of aldehydes and some alpha-hydroxy ketones in a sample. It's known as the "silver-mirror test" because a positive result involves the formation of a silver mirror on the inside of the test tube. The reagent is a solution of silver nitrate and ammonia, and it distinguishes aldehydes from ketones, as aldehydes readily reduce it to metallic silver.