JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes / हैलोएल्केन तथा हैलोएरीन्स Question Bank Preparation of Halogen containing compounds

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    Acetone is mixed with bleaching powder to give [AFMC 2004]

    A) Chloroform

    B) Acetaldehyde

    C) Ethanol

    D) Phosgene

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               Acetone forms chloroform when heated with bleaching powder.                    \[CaOC{{l}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O\to Ca{{(OH)}_{2}}+C{{l}_{2}}\]                    \[C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}+3C{{l}_{2}}\to CC{{l}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}+3HCl\] \[2CC{{l}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}+Ca{{(OH)}_{2}}\to \underset{\text{chloroform}}{\mathop{2CHC{{l}_{3}}}}\,+{{(C{{H}_{3}}COO)}_{2}}Ca\]


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