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MHT CET Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsMHT CET

What are X and Y in the following reaction sequence?

Answer: (C)

Solution

Oxidation of ethanol gives acetaldehyde (X), and chlorine substitutes all three alpha hydrogens of acetaldehyde to give chloral (Y);

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