J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2000

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    Nitromethane reacts with chlorine in the presence of a base to give:

    A)  chloroform       

    B)  chloropicrin

    C)  nitrosyi chloride              

    D)  chloromethane

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Nitromethane reacts with chlorine in the presence of base to give trichloronitromethane which is also known as chloropicrin. \[\underset{nitromethane}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}N{{O}_{2}}}}\,+3C{{l}_{2}}+3NaOH\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{chloropicrin}{\mathop{C{{l}_{3}}C.N{{O}_{2}}}}\,\]\[+3NaCl+3{{H}_{2}}O\]


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