NEET Chemistry NEET PYQ-Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

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    Chloropicrin is obtained by &e reaction of:                             [AIPMT (S) 2004]

    A) steam on carbon tetrachloride

    B) nitric acid on chlorobenzene

    C) chlorine on picric acid

    D) nitric acid on chloroform

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Chloroform on reaction with nitric acid give chloropicrin (nitro chloroform) according to following reaction:
    \[CHC{{l}_{3}}++HN{{O}_{3}}\xrightarrow{{}}C\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  Nitrochloroform \\  (Chloropicrin) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{(N{{O}_{2}})C{{l}_{3}}}}\,\,\,+{{H}_{2}}O\]


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