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JEE Main 2026 — 8 April, Evening Shift — Question 58

Which of the following amino acid will give violet coloured complex with neutral ferric chloride solution?

  1. Option A:

    Threonine

  2. Option B:

    Serine

  3. Option C:

    Tyrosine

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    Cysteine

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

Tyrosine amino acid will give violet coloured complex with neutral FeCl3\mathrm{FeCl}_{3} solution because it contains phenolilc group.

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
8 April, Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Biomolecules
Topic
Amino acids

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