Hydrocarbons Question 58

Question: Poisonous gas ‘Lewissite’ is obtained by the reaction of [MP PMT 2003]

Options:

A) $ CH\equiv CH $ and $ AsCl_3 $

B) $ CH_2=CH_2 $ and $ AsCl_3 $

C) $ CH\equiv CH $ and $ S_2Cl_2 $

D) $ CH_2=CH_2 $ and $ NOCl $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ HC\equiv CH+AsCl_3\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{(Lewsite)}{\mathop{\underset{\text{2-chlorovinyl dichloroarsine}}{\mathop{ClHC=CHAsCl_2}}}} $