Organic Compounds Containing Halogens Question 55
Question: Chlorine reacts with ethanol to give
[MP PMT 1989; CPMT 1997; KCET 1998; JIPMER 1999]
Options:
A) Ethyl chloride
B) Chloroform
C) Acetaldehyde
D) Chloral
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ CH_3CH_2OH+Cl_2\to CH_3CHO+2HCl $
$ CH_3CHO+3Cl_2\to \underset{Chloral}{\mathop{CCl_3CHO}}+3HCl $
BETA
