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An organic compound answers Molisch's test as well as Benedict's test. But it does not answer Scliwanoff's test. Most probably, it is
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Maltose
An organic compound answers Molisch's test as well as Benedict's test. But it does not answer Scliwanoff's test. Most probably, it is Maltose. It is a reducing sugar. Molisch's test is used to detect all kinds of carbohydrates. The Benedict's test identifies reducing sugars (monosaccharides and some disaccharides), which have free ketone or aldehyde functional groups. Scliwanoff's test is simple test that is used for the detection/presence of fructose or keto group in a sugar solution.
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