JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes / हैलोएल्केन तथा हैलोएरीन्स Question Bank Preparation of Halogen containing compounds

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    Which of the following compounds gives trichloromethane on distilling with bleaching powder [KCET 2004; EAMCET 1986]

    A) Methanal

    B) Phenol

    C) Ethanol

    D) Methanol

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[\underset{\text{Bleaching powder}}{\mathop{CaOC{{l}_{2}}}}\,+{{H}_{2}}O\to Ca{{(OH)}_{2}}+C{{l}_{2}}\]                    \[C{{l}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O\to 2HCl+O\]                    \[\underset{\text{ethanol}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH}}\,+O\to \underset{\text{Acetaldehyde}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}CHO}}\,\ +{{H}_{2}}O\]                    \[C{{H}_{3}}CHO+3C{{l}_{2}}\to \underset{\text{chloral}}{\mathop{CC{{l}_{3}}CHO}}\,+3HCl\] \[2CC{{l}_{3}}CHO+Ca{{(OH)}_{2}}\to \underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \text{chloroform or } \\  \text{trichloromethane} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{2CHC{{l}_{3}}}}\,+{{(HCOO)}_{2}}Ca\]


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