Organic Compounds Containing Halogens Question 123
Question: When chloroform is treated with conc. $ HNO_3 $ it gives
[CPMT 1986; MP PMT 1989; AFMC 1998, 99; EAMCET 1991; BHU 1999]
Options:
A) $ CHCl_2NO_2 $
B) $ CCl_3NO_2 $
C) $ CHCl_2HNO_3 $
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ \underset{Chloroform}{\mathop{CHCl_3}}+conc\text{. }HNO_3\to \underset{Chloropicrin}{\mathop{CCl_3-NO_2}}+H_2O $
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