Organic Compounds Containing Halogens Question 102
Question: On heating $ CHCl_3 $ with aq. NaOH, the product is
[CPMT 1971, 78; BHU 1997; EAMCET 1998; JIPMER (Med.) 2002]
Options:
A) $ CH_3COONa $
B) $ HCOONa $
C) Sodium oxalate
D) $ CH_3OH $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ CHCl_3+3NaOH\xrightarrow[-3HCl]{}CH<-\begin{matrix} OH \\ OH \\ OH \\ \end{matrix}\xrightarrow[-H_2O]{} $
$ HCOOH\underset{-H_2O}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{NaOH}}}HCOONa $
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