What is Bayer's test and how does it distinguish alkanes from alkenes?

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Hi all,

I need to know what Bayer's Reaction is and how to decipher it for an alkane and alkene...I've tried the internet but there isn't anything that i could find...

Any help would be great...Thanks!

Louis
 
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Could it be that you are referring to the bayer-villager's oxidation of ketones to esters?
 

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