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Acetone reacts with chloroform in the presence of\[NaOH\]to give

A)  chloral           

B)  chloretone

C)  acetyl chloride   

D)  ethyl chloride

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

 Acetone reacts with chloroform in the presence of\[NaOH\]to give chloretone.         \[\underset{chloretone}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  C{{H}_{3}} \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}}\,-CC{{l}_{3}}}}\,\]